Our adventure ride to the Arctic!: Sun-Day Fun-Day

The three of us got out of the house yesterday for nice long rides in the sun. Both Oregon and Washington broke temperature records yesterday for what we are referring to as "June-uary." Temperatures were in the low 70's! Terry was able to go riding with another buddy of ours who also lives in Seattle. Kris and I tried to get Terry to make the long-haul to Portland to ride with us to the Oregon coast but he declined and opted not to sit on his bike for 6+ additional hours transiting from Seattle...what a wuss! Just kidding, I don't blame him one bit.

Instead, Terry and our other buddy Kent (blue F800GS below) rode one of Seattle's ferries across the Puget Sound and then home around the peninsula. They reported having a great time with the exception of a little electric maintenance required on Terry's trusty "Excalibur." Terry said it was an easy fix and only required tightening the battery terminal bolts loose from one of his recent Battery Tender extension upgrade. Phew...!!!

Kris and I managed to get out of Portland at 10:45 hoping the fog would subside...it didn't! We decided to go anyway and once we gained some elevation West of Portland we broke out of the fog to enjoy the sun! It was a most excellent day! We visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory and bought some cheese curds for next weekends Superbowl (GO HAWKS!). They go excellent with chips and beer...but really, anything goes excellent with chips and beer!

After Tillamook, we headed South to a secret beach I found a few years ago. I took a cruise down the one-mile stretch of unpopulated beach and tested out my Heidenau K60 Scout tires in the sand, they worked perfectly! Kris is still riding on his factory slicks so he wasn't able to have any sand-play. That was the first time I've ridden the BMW in the sand and I was pleased at how well it did. Not as good as my old WR450F...but better than expected.

After the beach, Kris and I headed to Pacific City for tacos and a beer. Pacific City was packed with people. It seemed everyone in Portland had the same idea we had on a nice warm June-uary day...head to the beach!

After Pacific City, Kris and I rode home the same way we came and clocked a total of 245 miles! WHAT A GREAT DAY!

Till the next post...

-ArcticMotoAdv-