I had a fun ride. I always see this woman riding the same route I do. I've talked to her before, and today we happened to be riding the same way at the same time, so we rode together. It's so funny, she and I have a similar riding schedule and I think she rides the same distances I usually do. It looks like we're going to ride again soon. Maybe we can inspire each other to find some new roads and ride some more miles, and it will be good to have someone to draft with!

When I left my new friend, I headed back home via my new route, and had some road construction workers yell "atta girl!" at me, which was really pretty cute. It was a fantastic day with little wind, lots of sunshine, and not much traffic. Excellent ride!

BSG, I hope you manage to work out your dog troubles. I haven't had to deal with that, so no advice, just good luck!