Whoa! This is happening too fast!

I knew there was a weather system in the Caribbean that they were watching; but I sure didn\’t expect there to be a tropical storm warning in effect already!

I found out when I checked the NOAA site at about 7:45 am. No doubt the weather service wants people to have plenty of advance warning, especially as this is a holiday. People will be out and about, cycling; having barbecues; picnics; perhaps even boating. The boaters will need to get off the water soon!

The wind a few hours ago was only about 6 mph (it\’s up to 10 mph now!), so I went out on the road bike and put in 21.2 miles. As all too often happens, I had the wind against me on the way home.

Riding in the face of even that amount of breeze often feels like hard work. For a while I worked at holding to 15 mph, but soon ran low on the energy for it. I still need a lot of hard work before I can buck the breeze at 15 mph mile after mile. Even so, I averaged 14 mph! That\’s progress =)

Whether you\’re bicycling; or roasting hot dogs over a campfire; or plain old relaxing at home, Happy Labor  Day! And let\’s tell that storm, WHOA!