Doctor\’s orders? That\’s what the RXBar sounds like!

Today I tried several flavors, including Chocolate Sea Salt. It was pretty good, but I liked Blueberry better. I hope I get to try Chocolate Raspberry soon!

Today\’s ride didn\’t go so well. I started out feeling rather tired, and probably should not have pushed for 42 miles. Maybe I ought to have sought out doctor\’s orders not to ride so far! Not only did my legs seem tired; I kept feeling like my heart was working too hard. I can\’t be certain, because I wasn\’t wearing my HR monitor; the new strap came, but I haven\’t gotten it properly sized yet.

Lucky for me, there wasn\’t much wind today. As I rode, I watched more and more clouds appear in the sky. Now and then they briefly covered the sun, which gave me some respite from the heat.

I seem to have gotten a mite sunburned, even though I wore sunblock. The directions say to reapply it every 80 minutes. When it\’s as hot as today, though, that doesn\’t seem to be often enough. When I glanced down at my legs, I could see that the sunblock was runny; and it\’s supposed to resist water!

Today I stayed on the small ring most of the time. I tried to moderate my cadence, but that seems to go against my nature. My legs will move fast!

I\’d better skip riding tomorrow. I almost hope it\’s pouring, lest I be overly tempted. The break will probably do me good.

And now for the highlight of today\’s ride: I saw a roseate spoonbill in flight! It\’s odd that I never saw any around here before.