No riding for a week

[shootingstar]

Today feels like southern Ontario summers...humid, hot.
I set off at 7:00 am. today. And finished with more fish shopping at end by 9:00 am.

Amazing that I did do several loaded bike trips over several weeks each, in Ontario years ago. I was "stronger" as a cyclist in certain ways but certainly never had much enthusiasm for hills when living there. Nothing like doing a hill when there's a smog alert.

Though I'm still not completely used to normal summers in Northwest Pacific with abit of cool edge/tinge in air even at 80 degrees F, would still like to adjust/acclimatize quickly if I have to ,whenever I return to Toronto to visit family in warm weather.

Last time I was there for several weeks, it was more humid than how we're feeling on the Northwest Coast. I biked daily to stay fit. Usually no more than 30 kms. at most. Kept my weight stable after the numerous dinners/meals with family, friends. The west has the challenge of hills and mountains for cyclists...whereas other areas have the heat/humidity ..to build cycling "character".

It's nearly amusing that the lightning storm (rare for Vancouver, BC) we had last night made front page news in local news. Jeepers. That is the norm in southern Ontario (and probably parts of northern Ont. also).