The first two days were similar. Bike along the beach, then go up and around a headland. After that, drop back down to the next beach. I like this type of biking a lot.
Yesterday the weather was cloudy and foggy and much cooler. The towns were a bit farther apart, and were inland on bays instead of on the beach. After the town of Yachats, the land became very rugged and the fog went crazy. It was a lot of up and down, but usually within sight of the water. I crossed several historic bridges that must have been a pain to design and built. Beautiful, though.
Today the big thing is the Oregon Dunes. The shore here has these big, tall dunes that stretch a mile or two inland. They're over 100 feet tall! Someone told me that Frank Herbert got his inspiration for the Dune books here. Makes sense. People ride down these things on sandboards - basically snowboards with foot-friendly bindings. I was considering renting one, but they're no fun on wet sand. It rained over night...too bad.
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