Prologue 

Day 1: Cape Flattery to Neah Bay

Distance 8.41 miles

Time 32:38

Elevation Gain 331 ft

I am eternally indebted to my long time and dear friend Doug MacDowell for driving 4 and a half hours out to the end of the Olympic Peninsula to drop me off this morning. We had lunch, then he drove home. My hero. 

A little explanation is in order. Yes, I was supposed to start from Neah Bay tomorrow. But when I got here, Nancy Butler, the owner of Butler's Motel and Nature Museum (they have a stuffed mink, weasel, and river otter and she was nice enough to explain the difference) told me that I couldn't come all the way to Neah Bay and not see the Cape. And she pointed out that if I really wanted to ride from the NW to the SE corners of the country, I needed to start at the Cape. She was right on both points. So I changed clothes, hoped on the bike and headed out there. I won't count the 8+ miles out as part of the trip total so the odometer started running on the return leg. 

Every year the first stage of the Tour de France starts with a short stage known as the prologue. Today was the prologue for Melvin's Farewell Tour of America. 

You should check out the pictures of the Cape on my Instagram @mgdubee  I can't figure out how to post pictures to the blog from my phone. I'm open to suggestions.

The adventure has begun.