Dreary Cold

Sadly, the forecasters were dead-on today. I awoke a few times between 5:30 and 7 am, always to the same sound of wet tires on wet asphalt on the street outside. So I didn't even get out of bed until after 9 am, which was practically a whole new experience. The combination of chilly temperatures and damp humid air made for a dreary and uninviting kind of cold. It was all very non-Easter like. I spent some time looking at photos from the Rocky Mount stage race, but by 1 pm, after eating some Heavenly Hash and various forms of chocolate, I was starting to feel the need for a bike ride. By then, the rain had stopped and the streets were mostly dry, so I went out for an hour or so on the levee. It was cold and dreary and lonely up there, but there were periods when the riding felt pretty good anyway. Mostly, those were the tailwind sections. I can't wait for summer to come back.