So he agreed to meet me at a spot on Corbett St. in Portland. I pulled off the superhighway (I-5), tried to figure out the city's parking for that street, and went to Ross Island Grocery (not the spot where I was to meet him but near it) to wait for him. I ordered a coffee - they have good coffee (Stumptown, IIRC) -- and checked my email and worked on my blog. I saw Rafi pull up in front of the store. I got in and we drove me around the neighborhood for a few minutes.
Rode another 6 hours until I was too exhausted to drive the motorcycle another mile. That made it 12 hours on a motorcycle total today, and I checked into a beach motel in Weldport. The hot shower felt fantastic. This was the first real shower I've had in months. Then I smoked all the Mexican brown that I had bought and tried to drink a beer. The first sip of beer made me sick so I put that away to work on my blog.
Rode another 6 hours until I was too exhausted to drive the motorcycle another mile. That made it 12 hours on a motorcycle total today, and I checked into a beach motel in Weldport. The hot shower felt fantastic. This was the first real shower I've had in months. Then I smoked all the Mexican brown that I had bought and tried to drink a beer. The first sip of beer made me sick so I put that away to work on my blog.