{"id":153,"date":"2013-03-24T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T12:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lennysride.com\/deadhorse\/whiskeypapa\/here\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2013-03-24T13:14:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T13:14:49","slug":"day-fourteen-two-weeks-really-prince-george-to-bellingham-wa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lennysride.com\/deadhorse\/day-fourteen-two-weeks-really-prince-george-to-bellingham-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Fourteen – Two Weeks – Really (Prince George to Bellingham, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>This was the official back to civilization day.\u00a0 Long lines of cars that need to be passed, with long lines of cars coming the other way that need to be avoided while passing.\u00a0 Still some beautiful country but we came this way on the way up, so it’s the same thing just a different direction.<\/p>\n

Today started out cold and wet.\u00a0 We both started out in our full rain and cold gear & were glad for the decision.\u00a0 It wasn’t pouring down or anything just one of those spitting continuously rains that while not enough to make your wear a rain coat, is certainly enough to keep you off the golf course.\u00a0 None of the golf courses we passed had anyone on them, I was looking; already thinking about golf again – still a long ways from home to start that.\u00a0 Then again, we’ve been gone for two weeks and I’ll be home in three days…..<\/p>\n

So, that was the first 300 miles or so, but in Cache Creek it started to warm up a little and it looked like we might be fairly dry for the rest of our ride down to Bellingham.\u00a0 We stopped for gas at a station that just happened to have an A&W associated with it.\u00a0 They were doing a land office business in there but we waited our turn & enjoyed a burger and root beer for lunch.<\/p>\n

As we descended out of the mountains, it really started getting warmer.\u00a0 I had to pull over and take my electric jacket liner out – it hadn’t been on for a long time but even just the liner was getting to be too much; while I was at it I switched to my summer gloves.\u00a0 I still had my gaiters and rain pants on though and that was going to have to change pretty quick.\u00a0 OK – construction stop, we go straight to the front and ask the flagman how long it’s going to be.\u00a0 He doesn’t say but tells us what the last car in the line will be since they are already coming.\u00a0 Fast as we can Rich and I are stripping off rain gear and cold weather gear and stuffing it in our saddle bags.\u00a0 I don’t have time to get my rain pants off though and we jump back on the bikes, first in line for the one way construction zone.\u00a0 Well – the vehicle we were in front of was a heavy truck and most of the one way road was up hill, so when we got to the end of the construction we were far enough ahead of the line of traffic that I had time to finish getting out of all my extra gear.\u00a0 THAT felt good – first time I’ve been able to ride in jeans and a t-shirt since the day we left.<\/p>\n

Pulled into the Econo Lodge here in Bellingham around 1645.\u00a0 It was another great choice, right next to a casino that is also a bar and restaurant.\u00a0 It’s also right next to the freeway but we can’t really hear any freeway noise.\u00a0 It’s good to be back in the good old USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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