I bring you Weather Watch II!

We\’ve been under a tropical storm warning since yesterday evening. It made me uneasy about going anywhere at all. Yet staying indoors all the time drives me crazy, weather watch II or not.

At 8 am there were a lot of clouds, but the sun was peeping out sometimes. I decided to make a trip to the drug store. Someone had asked me to get some things, and I wanted some Diet Cokes.

After that mini-excursion, I got to work on my web site. I want to do all I can with it before Cristobal comes along, possible knocking out the power. My Internet access relies on electricity. Since late morning I\’ve also been running both my window units. I want to cool this place as much as possible in case of a power outage.

The first flurry of rain came around 9:30 am. It didn\’t last long. As the morning went on, there were further bursts of rain. In between them, the sun showed itself now and then.

Around 11:30 am, I got hungry. I ate some lunch, and shortly past noon decided to go for a spin on the hybrid. I knew that I might get rained on; but I also knew that it\’s unlikely that I\’ll get to go out tomorrow. Better to get in a bit of riding while I could!

Sure enough, a fine sprinkle began before I got to the park. This continued on and off. The wind got quite strong on and off, too. I made just one round of the park, then decided it might be best to go back home. For a few minutes it rained quite hard; if it was going to turn nasty, I wanted to be indoors.

I reached home with a mere 4.28 miles on the Cateye. Those few miles didn\’t do much more than get my legs warmed up. But at least I got outdoors.