I is halfway!

I'm staying on a campground just outside Eureka, 900 miles into my trip and I reckon that's about halfway which is a bit of a milestone. It's also easily the equivalent of cycling Lands End to John O'Groats.

The weather has cleared up now which is a relief. There was no rain yesterday, and it's supposed to be sunny today. Last night I stayed on a campground in the redwood forest - it was called Elk Prairie I think. I didn't see no elk, though Douglas did, when I met up with him at the end of the day he had photos of a whole herd (is that the right collective noun?).

I haven't see that many animals so far actually, living ones anyway. Have seen plenty of roadkill, don't worry I haven't succumbed to the temptation yet. I'm sure a raccoon I saw yesterday was really fresh though, still steaming.

Have been cycling a bit with a guy called Wolfgang who is originally from Germany , but has lived in Vermont for a while. He has just cycled from Vermont to Vancouver via Alaska, he is now cycling down the Pacific coast like me, then he is going to go into Mexico - down through Baja California then over to the mainland. I'm not sure how old he is but he's retired with 3 grandchildren! He was telling me one year he traced the route of the tour de france - keeping 3 days ahead of the riders the whole time. Quite an impressive guy.

So I'm heading back into the redwoods again today, I'll be cycling some of the avenue of the giants today and camping in the redwoods again tonight.