I just want to quickly say that people who have heard our story and offered us help are amazing.

We're very fortunate to find ourselves being hosted by a very generous family in Eugene who has loaned us a tent and let us stay with them. There have been no less than a half-dozen offers of lodging in the Eugene area, and all of them are incredibly gracious.

We've also slowly gravitated towards not biking down the coast, even though we've also had several offers to borrow (or even have) a bike to complete the tour. We were already on a really tight timeline, planning to ride out of Eugene on Sunday. Obviously, events have slowed down that progress, and we've tried to make the best of it by trying to get some good interviews to show off what's GOOD about Eugene.

We've lined up a few interviews, including the mayor and the city sustainability coordinator, and we're going to try and get more going today, with the new goal of taking a train out of town Wednesday night. We're really crushed to not be biking down the coast now, but you know that old saw about every time a door closes, another opens...

We'll make the best of this, and we really appreciate how so many people have offered to help us (or made donations to our trip). Like we said in our interviews, we've met thousands of good people on this trip, and we're not going to let one bad apple spoil the whole batch.

Take care, and thank you all.

-Andy