I feel like the shut-in today. Wind and cold are keeping me indoors.
At 7:00 am it was 38 degrees; the wind was NNW at 21 mph; and the chill factor was well below freezing. I decided not to try riding to the salvage store; but maybe I can take a short ride to the drug store later. The catch is that local street work projects will mean riding through muddy surfaces.
I missed the ride to the salvage store, but I don’t really need to buy anything; and that wind would make it a very hard ride even with just panniers.
Hauling the trailer against that wind would be positively exhausting!
Once, as an experiment, I went to the salvage store with triple carrying capacity: panniers; trailer; and the trunk. As I thought, it was doable; but it sure wore out my legs! Today the wind would likely make such a ride impossible.
Since I’m being the shut-in this morning, I could take the time to fix a hot breakfast. I boiled two eggs; discarded one yolk; and mashed the rest of the eggs with ranch dressing. Egg salad and whole-grain bread!
There’s a freeze warning in effect for tonight; and I’m glad the rain is over for the time being. The air temperature will be in the low 40s by the time I plan to begin my long ride; and the wind will be much less than it is right now. Maybe I’ll be OK; although I know that my nose will drive me crazy.
Ironically, despite today’s cold temperatures, I’m getting a hankering after ice cream! Or am I just tired of playing the shut-in, and want a ride to the drug store?