Summer Cold 👃🏻
A Summer cold is no fun; especially when it hits just as you’re starting the biggest cycling adventure of your life.
I first came down with a cold about three weeks into June; and by the time RAGBRAI rolled around, it still didn’t seem quite gone. Now I’m not sure whether I’ve still got the same cold; or whether I’ve caught a new one!
A Summer cold is the worst type, they say; and I’m inclined to agree. About halfway through RAGRAI, my throat started to feel dry; and when I tried to talk, it would catch; and make me cough. After I got back home, it continued to happen; so I suppose that my hydration status wasn’t a factor. I visited a doctor after I was back home, to be sure I didn’t have strep throat. Fortunately, I don’t.
There’s not much you can do for a cold but wait it out; but that’s tedious!
Wait It Out ⏱️
I’ve got a Summer cold; so what can I do while I wait it out?
Well, I’m working on drafts for my blogs about RAGBRAI; one for each day of the ride. I’m continually editing them; and I don’t want to start publishing them until all the editing for all seven posts is finished.
Would warm tea help me feel better? I don’t know; I’m not crazy about hot drinks, especially when the ambient temperature is at least 80 degrees! As I type this, it’s 91 degrees; with a heat index of 106!
I can ride slow and easy while I wait it out; and soon I must start cooking big batches of food to freeze. I didn’t dare leave too much in the freezer while I was gone, for fear of a possible power outage.
But here’s the test: I read this somewhere years ago. Put a cup of water in the freezer. When it’s frozen solid, lay quarter on top of the ice. Then, when you’re back home, look to see whether the quarter is still on top of the ice. If it is, there was no power outage; and you don’t have to throw food away.
It reminds me of how my brother used to joke about cold cash and hot change!
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