BORDERLINE: Day 2 - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Mount Vernon to Seattle

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Day 2 - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Mount Vernon to Seattle - Hills and Slugs

Day 2 was filled with lots of interesting weather, a ton of HUGE slugs that Mike was determined to make me lick, and more climbs than we had done in a single day. The Support Crew, DJ, Matt, and Corey piled on 92 more miles.

We started with 40 miles to the Port Townsend Ferry, saw a few seal and two otters, DJ says, "those are the cutest little bastards out there, if you don't think they're cute, then you don't have a soul."
After the first ferry we rode ten miles to a lunch stop, where I was determined to relive my bubble guts. Note: Don't try the Quick and Easy Japanese Noodles at the gas station in Mt. Vernon, WA.

We finished the day with a long afternoon of repetitive, moderate climbs, over 46.7 miles before catching the 7:10 ferry across Puget Sound to Seattle.

Just as we thought we had a decent five miles left to Corey's house we experienced our first flat of the trip, on my trailer. Corey's masterful bike work provided a quick turn-around and we finished the last few miles with burning legs and empty bellies.