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Little by Little

Little by Little 📏

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I’m tackling things little by little. There are still a number of items I need to clean up before putting them away; and today I washed my Travelon. I didn’t see a care instructions label; but I washed the pouch by hand; rolled it up in a hand towel and squeezed it; then laid it flat to dry.

I’m increasing my mileage little by little, too; still on the hybrid while my road bike is being shipped home. But I’m not so sure I’ll get to ride tomorrow; the forecast looks pretty iffy!

Iffy ⛈️

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An iffy forecast drives me crazy. Will it rain, or not? Even more, will there be lightning?

Luckily there wasn’t lightning during the day during RAGBRAI. But one evening — the third one, I think it was — we could see a big cloud. Someone said it was to the North; and did it have some LIGHTNING going on! I was glad when it stayed away from us.

But  during the fourth night, a big T-storm broke out around 10:00 or 11:00 pm; with plenty of lighting and a torrential downpour that seemed like it would never end. My tent was in a low spot; and I wound up feeling like I was lying in a river. At 3:00 am I gave up even trying to sleep.

For the next two nights, I turned in feeling like things were iffy. Would we have a repeat of night four? I’m so glad we didn’t! My sleeping bag never did get really dry; and I’m lucky it was warm enough that I didn’t need it. I didn’t know how spoiled I was by having a solid roof to sleep under; and an apartment that stays dry during storms.

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ABOUT ME

I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.

I live in New Orleans; and  retired in January 2023. More time for cycling!

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