DAY 2 - CRESCENT CITY TO EUREKA

This day started early. We had to catch the bus from Crescent City to Klamath...or rather we chose to take the bus to Klamath to cut out a potentially dangerous section from our ride. We were glad to be experiencing the elevation gains and no shoulder from the coastal bus.
After getting dumped in Klamath we set off on a lovely ride through the forest. There were some massive redwoods and plenty of photos taken. It was lovely to be riding through the quite giants.

Massive redwoods

We eventually came out to a coastal section where we stopped for a rest and a bite to eat.
After some fuel we kept on up along the not-so-scenic highway route which proved challenging on the knees. Sarah was toughing out some really bad knee pain, but she is a trooper!
Once we pulled into Eureka the little town was stunning, complete with a beautiful pumpkin patch with electric orange pumpkins studding the field in the quickly setting sun.

Pumpkin field in Eureka, CA

We arrived at Dick's, our second Warm Showers host. Never have we met such an ambitious and wonderful character. Dick loves hot sauce, bees and bikes and has many amazing stories to tell. We made him dinner while he and his four man ensemble practiced their chamber music. Sarah and I slept in bunk beds and had our own bathroom that night, a major score.

Bounty from Dick's garden

In the morning, Dick made us a hearty bowl of oatmeal (with his home dried orchard fruit! and his very own honey!) and we set off on the next leg of our journey.