Sunday Ride

It's been 2 days since the "Snow" ride. Every other day is the training for now. This is the other day. I had a difficult ride in the cold and snow. I did not realize just how much that "Snow" ride took out of me. No matter, today is a ride day. Today was cold again. 35 degrees and off and on wet. I looked out the windows over Useless Bay, it started to snow. The snow stopped in a few mins. It was hard to look at that wet snow. The "Snow" ride was still in me and I did not want that again. Never mind all that, lay out the riding gear. All the same stuff as last time only a riding jacket instead of a heavy rain jacket. Also took some neoprene gloves as a back up. The bike was clean and ready to go again. I was going to do the same course as last time. Do the 65% to 70% effort ride again to. Hoped for a dryer ride with little or no snow.
I took off from the house. It was not raining or snowing. The roads were still wet. Me and the bike were going to get dirty from all the road dirt and sand. Real dirty! I just rolled into this ride easy. Just like the last ride. No rabbit this time. What fool would be out today. Just me. Not that many cars and trucks on the road to. The price of fuel is having an effect. Even if only on Sunday. So the ride was going to be easy in that way. On up Lone Lake Road and in and out of Langley. Moving to the higher areas of the Island. The weather was much better. It has only snowed for a few mins here and there. Where I was in slush on Friday, it was just wet now. Much easier moving and the gears were happy. I moved to Heggenes Hill. Up this nice climb. Say hello to the field horses. They all looked today. For the first time the black horse on the bottom at the start of the climb looked at me. I have been talking to that horse for 6 months. It was nice to get noticed by him. On up the hill and back in the direction of Langley. It was still miles to go, the snow was gone and a little sun came out. I was starting to bonk a little. I drank the rest of my go juice. Made me feel better. Through Langley and up Bayview Hill and the last 5 miles to home. Today I could go full speed down this hill. Soon I would be 2 miles from home. I looked down at my legs. the legs was covered in dirt and sand. I would have to strip in the garage. Well most of the outer layers. First though the last mile. The sun was full on now. The last mile was glorious. I was tired and cool when I got home. My brain was running a bit slow. Once I cleaned the bike. I stripped myself and found some hot chicken soup. It was still a tough ride. Nothing like Friday's ride thouth. That was epic. Today was just hard.