The weather forecast for Memorial Day said 40% chance of afternoon rain. Ever the optimist, I decided that meant 60% chance of not rain. So - I rode to work!
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| Promise, there's a fox up there. |
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| Can you see the fox? |
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The morning ride was lovely. I saw a fox on the bike path. Trust me, though this picture doesn't really show it, the fox was there, crossing the path calmly in front of me. Lovely. This is a reason I ride!
I got to work in 58 minutes, with 11 mph average speed.
I took a nice change of route (same distance) through the university campus. I will take this route again. It went through less traffic, and it was just beautiful.
One of the nice things about biking to work so early is that I skip a lot of the traffic. This route is easy first thing in the morning, but after work, I am stuck in traffic for 5 minutes at least, waiting on cars and lights..... that's a whole lot of no fun. I'll take morning, any time!
My mother asked if we could go out for dinner. The Hubby had the day off, so I asked him to meet me there with his truck, and after work, instead of biking home, I biked down to the end of the causeway, and hopped onto the just-opened-for-the-season bike ferry, into my home town. From there, it was another 5 miles or so to my mom's house.
I got rained on only very briefly. A couple rain drops was pretty good for 19.1 miles, 40% chance of rain. It took me 1 hour and 42 minutes (moving time) to get there from work - it was a long ride, but so satisfying to have done it! I can't say this will be a regular ride, but it was one that I have been wanting to do ever since I heard about the bike ferry.
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| On the other side of the ferry! |
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| A beach I grew up near |
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| Colorful bird houses ... and a dinosaur? |
The rest of the week looks to be unsettled, weather-wise. I'm hoping for some more rides, but likely this is the big one!
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| Finally there! |
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