Tag: acaPacCoast2013
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Day 0: Travel to Oregon
Today was the travel day to Oregon. To recap, I shipped the bike to Portland via Amtrak, shipped a box with my gear to FedEx, and then take a single pannier on the flight with me. The original plan was to retrieve just the bike upon arrival, load the pannier and ride around town for…
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Delayed at the Airport
I’m here at the airport, delayed for a flight to my “side destination” because continuing on to the Oregon coast bicycle tour. Though at least after the storms pass through this week, it should be great weather next week!
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Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD Card Test
Hooray, I got the $20 Eye-Fi SD Card in the mail today, just in time for the trip!
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Shipping the Gear (and an iPhone test post)
Today is the day I shipped my bike and gear to the ride start. Why ship everything? Because during my initial planning, I didn’t think through the consequences of chaining this trip after another trip. No use paying double airline baggage fees… That said, Amtrak Express is the best kept secret for shipping a bike.…
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Final Preparations and Shakedown Ride
I’m off to the Oregon coast soon for a bicycle tour in July. With this post I am now in “trip mode” and so now the blog posts will automatically update Facebook and Twitter (using Simple Facebook Connect and WordTwit) for ease of updating on the road. I couldn’t resist making last minute changes to the…
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