Quote Originally Posted by Geonz View Post
Are you less congested in the head than you expect? (Thats eems to be the thing around here... nasal passages and what have you are pretty clear but entirely *too* productive in the cough category! Pardon the TMI...)
Geonz: Yep! That's the one! Congested, but mostly in my chest. Although right now my head is all plugged up and hurts, too. Constant tickle/scratch in my throat, hurts in my chest when I give in to it and cough. Coughing up stuff. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that 40 miles on a loaded bike, followed by sleeping in a tent would be a big mistake. Just have to figure out tomorrow whether I feel well enough to drive up and stay in a motel, or just stay home all weekend. Hanging around a campfire doesn't sound like that much fun right now. Unfortunately, DH's fun is affected by this, too.

The wind aided ride sounds fun - last weekend we did 45 miles, the first half into a 20-ish gusting into the mid-30s wind, but a tailwind all the way back. Yee haa!