Mar 28/29 - monsoon

Actually the 28th, Friday, was lovely.  The 29th, however, rained heavily most of the morning.  Pounding down, I was soooo happy that I'd brought my heavy jacket.  

I did most of the ride with Terry Shuya, my friend from Saskatoon who lives in Jacksonville.  He was having a so-so day and I did most of the pulling.  Heading north towards Jacksonville from Eustis, even in that rain, we had a tail-wind.  That turned into a headwind, of course, for the trip south.  It was blowing like crazy but started to abate at dusk.  Leaving at 5am, we were back at 11:29 pm (official time) and I was home at 1:10 a.m. this morning. 

There was a good crowd out for the ride, probably a couple dozen, in spite of the weather.   Once you get to the 400k rides, you're into die-hard territory.

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Today ... don't know ... but it will probably involve having a nap at some point !

Onward !