what a day for an epic (snort) ride.
DH was ready to go riding. It was about 9am. I had been looking out the window on and off for an hour already, watching the rain come down. I told him i didn't want to ride, it was raining. Of course, this made him very upset because we both know that I need to get some miles under my belt because in 2 weeks, we're going to be in Sacramento for the mad march hairs ride. (yes, I know I spelled that wrong, that's how they're spelling it)
He thought it over and remembered that he needed his hair cut. I cut his hair and surprise, surprise, the rain stopped. Hm. okay, i'll ride I said.
So we headed east and north to ride near the lake to Pert's deli for a hot drink. It's 42 degrees, and very grey. We got to Pert's just as the rain started to fall again, so I was a bit discouraged. We rode 1/2 mile and I suggest that i might turn around and go home, would that be ok? he said it was, but he was still heading north and planned to get downtown and I couldn't figure out how he was going to do that, so I decided to go along. We ended up in a park called interloken park, it had a big paved path (big enough for cars but no cars allowed) that snaked up and around the hill separating us from downtown. It was really beautiful and peaceful. We got to downtown from the opposite direction I am used to, and it was very pretty. It also stopped raining. Downtown we passed the Honda dealer, and we stopped and tried to stuff bikes into the 2009 and the 2008 Honda fit. My bike fit easily and nicely several different ways; but D's bike with the aero bars and long fenders front and back, did not. I was really disappointed, I wanted to be able to stuff both bikes in easily. We could get his in, we'd just have to do major disassembly each time. bummer.
Then we went to Elliot Bay Bikes, the home of Davidson bicycles, where Donald learned how to take his hub apart and, um. sorry, something else.
We were there easily for 2 hours. but it was time well spent. After that we rode home AND THE SUN CAME OUT! 27 miles. 1140 feet of altitude gain.