Distance: 59.8 miles (+4 miles to start point)
Loaded all the kit into panniers and attached to the bikes. Ate breakfast and checked out of the Anaco Inn.Cycled from Anacortes town centre over to the start point at the San Juan ferry terminal. Took the archetypal back wheel in the Pacific photo and started off on our journey. Stopped for lunch on the way back and met Dutch, the eccentric patriotic ex militant, who told us tales of feeding drug dealers to the local crabs and how 'he doesn't put up with any shit on his island'.
Our journey took us to the foothills of the Rockies to a small town called Rockport and a picturesque campsite on the shores of the River Skagit. We met Mark from Marysville, a local electrician and amateur fisherman. He showed us his boat and kindly set us up with some Powerade and equipment we had forgotten.Had fun setting up camp for the first time. Dave on the tents and me on the cooking. All in all a wonderful start to the trip.
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