This has been an odd day. It always seems that way when I skip the Sunday long ride.

But now and then I need the break; and I needed to go to Whole Foods, anyway. If I do the long ride, it’s late morning by the time I get back home; there’s more road traffic; and the store is quite crowded.

So off I went; and  arrived at the store just as they opened for the day. I got bananas, and my main reason for hitting Whole Foods: sunblock. Unfortunately it wasn’t on sale today; but I had to have some. Of course I got some other stuff too, such as hummus. I really miss hummus when I don’t have it!

After I got my load from Whole Foods home, I set out on the road bike. I did a short ride today; only 19.23 miles. It was about 9:15 by the time I got going; and getting quite warm. Back home again, I did some cooking; then I had to ride over to the drug store.

Incidentally, that new hybrid sure feels different from the old one! I looked up the specs online; and, as I suspected, the cogs are larger. The old hybrid’s cassette was 12-30, seven speeds. The new one is 14-34, and seven speeds. I believe the rings are the same size; but those bigger cogs sure make a difference!

It looks like I can expect good riding weather for much of the week. The tropics have gone quiet again. I hope they don’t decide to flare up for Christmas! That would be something new; and an odd day, indeed.