So it has been a couple days. Sorry. ? Maybe not, this online journal thing should serve as a heart-rate monitor for us......a very slow, heart-rate monitor. So you all can check and see if we are still alive. Well, we are. I guess since we left you last we have; slept about a block from the ocean, had a beer at the world's best brewery, slept in a barn, ate at a casino buffet (awesome!), ate alot of clif bars and power bars, ate at a pizza buffet (mmmm, but didn't go over so well after...if you know what I am saying. We finished our first map in Eugene, OR. Stayed at a house there (thanks Michal and Cyndi!), took our first break day at the Belknap Hot Springs Campground/hotel (a hot spring piped into a pool, awesome!), climbed Santiam Pass (4817 feet and lots of "granny gear"), in one day we biked from Sisters to Brothers, OR. and it was great. Brothers is by far better. Had an awesome meal, met some super cool in a town of 5? 6? who knows, they had a school house that had one student and one teacher. Well, you may or may not notice, but we are "off-route" but it's planned....more or less, our original route took us north into Montana, who wants to go way north just to go back south. So we are most liklely just going straight across Idaho by way of highway 30. Cool?

Scott, if youre out there, we will be in Boise in a few days. You should meet up with us or something for a bit. Or let us camp in your backyard or something.

Oh, yeah for those of you placing bets on how good of a son I am, we DID call mom on Mother's day. Love you mom. See you in awhile!

till next time, keep leaving your comments. I love getting them. This is a whole new experience for us, it is completely foreign to what our normal lives look like, but we are getting into the swing of it all. Knee(s) are feeling better and overall physically we are doing well.



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There, now isnt that a more positive post than last time?

peace,

matt (and nate)