Sheesh, what a wild ride
The weatherman LIED. He said it was going to clear up this aft, so we waited till about 10 am and left for our 50-mile north Lake Washington loop. Somewhere around mile 20, we got violently hailed on (and rained on, but that we do regularly). Hail can really sting when it hits, say, your lower lip.
Stopped at a rock/gem show that was right there, so we could put on the rest of the rain gear. Went on. Got a rear flat. Took a long time to fix it. Froze our butts (I forgot to say the wind turned and came blowing from the north--read, Canada and cold wind--about 25-30 knots, and temp was 40-something). Went on. Got another rear flat. Arggh. Froze our butts while we were fixing that too. Got home almost in the dark. On the way home, went to visit our beloved Siamese cat Beeper who's in the critical care animal hospital. Cold, wet, dark out.
Glad we did the ride, though! And got to pet the Beeper. And now really glad to be home, clean, and warm.
Pam!!! Glad you had a good ride.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks