We left off last time sipping some Gin and making dinner before heading up to Mt. Bachelor for some XC skiing. Made it to Bend, got to the mountain and had ourselves a ski lesson. All was going swell until Lauren took a tumble and bruised her tailbone (complete bummer, on all ends). That ended our ski excursion, we did however make the best of our time in Bend. Visiting McMenamins, enjoying our hot tub, watching Cops on TV…The usual vacation activites. We headed down to Sisters the next morning, found a cozy little cafe for breakfast and slowly made our way back west to Salem.
It was a nice vacation, capped off by 13 hrs training on the bike. After 4 and 5 hour rides back to back, I was ready for a few days off. This past week was 14 hrs of training which felt pretty good. Topped that off with a nice 5hr ride nearly to Albany on the Willamette Valley Scenic Bike Route. Gorgeous and flat, goes all the way down to Eugene. Soon I'll ride its entirety down, pickup teammate Adam and see Mr. English.
Until next time,
Cheers,
-Andrew-