Day 14: Cape Lookout to Devil's Lake - 44 miles

Pretty miserable day today. It had rained all night but once there was a break in the rain in the morning i packed up my stuff and made a move. About 5 minutes later the heavens opened and i got soaked, it was the middle of nowhere too with absolutely nowhere to take shelter so i just had to keep going. To top it off i was straight into a mountain pass with a really steep climb for around 3 miles. Couldn't even enjoy the descent as the rain was too sore to go at too high a speed. After the descent i lost concentration for a second and took a bit of a spill at the side of the road, just a few scratches and a bit of dirt on me but it couldn't have happened at a worst time. The weather picked up just as i reached Pacific City, the first proper town of the day, and as i sat in a coffee shop the sun started shining outside. I then left to take on the second mountain pass and right on cue got drenched again. Again nowhere to shelter and for 25 mins i didn't see a single car or house. At least this time the rain stopped at the summit so i got to enjoy the switchbacks on the way back down the hill which was a lot of fun. Was in better spirits once i had showered and drank some tea at the campsite and looking forward to the promise of sunny weather later in the week.

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