Mother always said there would be days like this:

• Tailwinds
• Flat terrain
• Smooth pavement
• Clear skies
• No traffic
• Lifer birds

Yup, it does not get much better. Our ride of 30 miles was easy with beautiful scenery always present … water on the right, mountains on the left. Even the Norwegian row boats were worthy of being photographed … not everyone gets to own a Viking Longboat.

My lifer was finding Whooper Swans in one stretch of beach. There was also a second huge shortbird eating cloud berries, but they spooked so easily I could never get a photograph.

If you want to follow my bicycle trip diary, I post that daily assuming a web connection on a bike touring portal named Crazy Guy on a Bike. Our trip diary (135 miles completed at this point)

Finally … today’s picnic spot. Molly is climbing up the lighthouse.