Rode the full length of Whidbey Island and caught the ferry to Port Townsand. Sharla's spirits were lifted as the hills were more manageable. We stopped for lunch in Port Townsand where Ed somehow lost his click-stand (a folding kickstand that supports a loaded touring bike and trailer very well). We will try to replace it in Aberdeen,WA, where they are made and we will be passing through in about 3 days. Found a stick that works but is cumbersome to carry on the trailer. Camped in Old Fort Townsand State Park in the hiker/biker campground where we were joined later by Kate, a law student in Victoria on a solo 3 week tour down the Washington & Oregon coast. She was contemplating whether it was more important to complete her goal of riding to the California border or spending more time enjoying stops along the way.
We are also discovering that it is difficult to see all the sites along the way and still make reasonable progress and get to a campsite in the late afternoon. It is difficult to justify spending the extra energy to do side trips (especially if it involves an uphill climb). We rode about 35 miles today.
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