Back in Portland- June 15

Portland, OR - Tuesday, June 15
After appraising Andrea's condition and an evaluation of the route towards Portland (relatively flat) we decided to try riding for 20 miles to the next significant town. As it turned out, Andrea felt well enough to do 60 miles into Portland where we decided to motel it to provide a better opportunity for Andrea to mend and to ice some swelling around the left eye.
Because we did not start riding until it was nearly noon, we did not arrive in Portland and get checked in to a motel until it was nearly 7:30. When the day finally ended we had pedaled through five rain showers, the last which was in Portland itself lasting over 90 minutes. Temperatures throughout the day were generally in the low to mide 50's. Fortunately we all had proper upper body rain gear to keep us reasonably dry and warm, excepting the last half hour when we were all cold and wet.
The other memorable part of the ride today was the traffic along our route (US Hwy 30). In short, it was constant and heavy. The route generally had a wide shoulder (we didn't dare ride on the car portion of the road) which made it gerally safe; however the constant noise and vehicle spray when the roads were wet made the route unejoyable.
Wednesday's forecast is the same as (Tuesday's rain and cold). Someone told us yesterday that the Portland area set a new record for the lowest high temperatur for the day. As with Tuesday's ride we we be evalauting Andrea's condition, weather, etc. Before deciding how far we venture.