Today so far has been a sluggish day.

Since last Sunday’s long ride, my legs have felt achy and tired. Even today, after a whole week, they still aren’t fully recovered. What’s going on with them? I hope it’s not a symptom of COVID-19!

I decided it would be better to skip the long ride this week. Instead, I chowed down half a protein bar, and went out for a short ride; under 15 miles. Even that seemed pretty hard. I didn’t even go as far out as I had planned. For one thing, I had only two bottles of water with me; and I didn’t want to run out. But maybe what I really need is a few days’ break from riding.

At least the sun was still low enough in the sky that there were some shady patches. The wind wasn’t bad; and it didn’t rain. Incidentally, the tropics are rather quiet at the moment. That’s good news! The not-so-good news: we’re still at the peak of hurricane season. August and September are typically the most active months.

I’m still restraining myself from cooking more stuff to freeze; but before long I can get back to it. During vacation would have been the ideal time, but I had too much stuff already in the freezer; and I had to eat it up to make room before I cooked more.

So there it is. A short ride, and no cooking. It’s a really sluggish day.