I got my first taste of Summer this morning. Some afternoons have given us temperatures of 80 degrees; but this is the first morning that it’s been warm enough for me to ride without leg warmers. At 74 degrees, it was still cool enough for long sleeves and my vest; and I wore my lightweight skull cap.

I decided to go ride in the park. There’s a wind sock near where I get on the bike path; and one look told me that the wind was pretty strong. When that sock extends from its pole at a 90-degree angle, the wind is  a good 15 mph! It isn’t fun riding against a breeze like that for 6 or 7 miles. There was also uncertainty about the weather in general. It wasn’t raining, but it was overcast; and who could say when it might begin to pour?

I began my ride a little earlier than usual; and was home earlier. I checked the weather online; and guess what? Tornado watch until 11:00 am! Luckily nothing happened today aside from some pretty strong wind.

While I was riding Sunday, I saw a ship named, Asphalt Sailor. I almost forgot about it; then this morning it suddenly popped into my mind. The flag flying from the ship’s stern wasn’t stretched out enough for me to see it clearly; but I thought it looked like Sweden.

Today I googled the ship’s name; and it’s registered with the Marshall Islands. H’m. I never thought of doing a bicycle tour there; but it looks like there are possibilities!

Before I think about that, I have to keep the local weather in mind. We’ve had our first taste of Summer; but Friday night it’s supposed to drop to 50 degrees!