Nimrod, OR

motel

At breakfast we talked with another houseguest, Sybille from Germany. Sybille commented on how much Americans waste in water, energy, food, and packaging. She also said that where she lived, someone would NEVER take in a pair of unknown cyclists.

That morning, we took pictures of Ila and Don’s house. The level of trust was amazing. They went off to a concert the evening before, and left us with the run of the house. And in the morning after breakfast, they went to work, again leaving us with the house.
Merrianne with another house guest, Sybylle Keller-Sanwald, from Germany.
Sibylle took this picture of us. Merrianne is writing postcards, the most common way of communication to friends back home in the pre-internet era.

There was a digital scale in the bathroom, so I decided to weigh my gear.

  • Rear Panniers: 24 lbs.
  • Front Handlebar Pack: 4 lbs.
  • Gear on Rear Rack (tent, pad, sleeping bag): 8 lbs.
  • Front Panniers: 8 lbs.
Just before leaving, we took a picture of Ila’s giant house.
On the road to McKenzie Bridge

We had hoped to make McKenzie Bridge that day, but Merrianne bonked, so we stopped just past the town of Nimrod.

The next stop was Fry’s Double J motel, just before McKenzie Bridge. I guess it was called the “Double” motel because it had two rooms.

We paid $35 for a 1 bed room, but the room had 2 beds, anyway. There was a nice restaurant just down the road, the Village Cafe, where we had 2 full dinners, including soup, salad, drinks, and homemade pies for dessert. $13.15 for both of us.

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