October 20 Weekend Rides

[Crankin]

It was in the 70s today! Windy, though. We had our theatre tickets last night and since it was a short, one act play, we then went to our son's house, where he and a friend from HS were celebrating their 30th birthdays. I didn't get home until 12:20 AM! I had had coffee at dinner, so it took me awhile to fall asleep. I studied for 3 hours until at 1 PM, I realized I was still not dressed, so DH and I went out and started to do an easy ride. By the time we were done, it was just under 20 miles, at a pace I haven't seen in awhile.
Hope to do 40 tomorrow, so I can get to 2,450 and then be in sight of 2,500 miles. I've let go of my goal of 3K, but, maybe. Wishful thinking.
Edit: per usual, I ended up doing 22, not 40 today. But, the best kind of ride. Rode to the cafe at the Stow Airport, had a great lunch/brunch, and back. It's windy as heck, about 18-20 mph gusts, but we figured out we'd have the tailwind on the way back, so... a little bit of a struggle on the way there, as it's more uphill, too.
We had to wait while to get seated, but it was worth it. The owner even noticed my new, blonder hair color. I haven't been there in awhile, but, it's nice to be recognized. On the way out, we saw another couple leaving, she was wearing a skirt and tights on a cool looking Specialized townie kind of bike. I said hi, but they kind of just looked at us. Weird, as they were about my age.