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Last Night We Camped On Somebody's Driveway

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Last night we camped on somebody's patio. They weren't home of course. It was an old barn house on hunting land, they allow hunters to camp on their land in exchange for a small fee. They probably didn't expect to have cyclists on their back porch, but you gotta do what you gotta do out here. We are cycling through a rainforest...which means lots of rain and lots of trees. It is beautifully green, but makes for a wet tent and two very wet people. Everyday  is a quest to find food, stay dry, and move forward...but along that quest we have seen the bluest of blue lakes, snow capped mountains, tide pools, dense rain forest, and some of the most beautiful campgrounds ever. We biked through a dreary rainy cold town called Forks, which is the town the Twilight series takes place in, for those Twilight  lovers out there. We also happened upon a massive bald eagle eating lunch next to the road which was pretty cool to see. Today we hit the coast and have the ocean at our side for t