Yesterday was a trial. Sun was out when I left the house but disappeard within the first five miles. More to the point I encountered a 15 to 25 mph headwind with my first turn and the fun began. We ended up doing 72 miles but in temperatures in low 40s, a bit of swirling snow flurries at one point, and that constant wind - no matter which way you turn it always seems to be right in your face.
So today: again, sun was out but this time just a bit of wind and a whole bunch of white puffy clouds. Tems went up to 60 or so and we could wear shorts and skip the hats and winter gloves.
The forsysthia, the daffodils, some of the flowering trees - all seem to come out on a day like today and it was truly a great ride. We did about 55 miles with lots of hills and just enjoyed this gift of a day. Which is a good thing because the weatherman is promising rain tomorrow and more of the same for Saturday. I'm starting to feel more confident about this ride but still am not too happy to miss a training day.
Also tried out my new camera today - for any of you folks who thought New Jersey was nothing but turnpike and refineries here's documentation to the contrary (among other things we also saw deer and wild turkey on our way). The guy in the photo is Tom Ryan, my partner on this bit of foolishness. Like that moustache?
And the other photo is me at a country deli famous for it's chocolate chip cookies - the perfect fuel.
Hello Favorite B.I.L., this is tooo exciting!! Looking forward to your updates along the way.
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