We had some threats of rain today and it looked pretty dark outside at times but when I checked the weather before our ride the rain was to the South of us. I was riding with a group that I ride with every week and one of the guys said “Oh, I have a route that is about 26 miles and is pretty flat”. So we followed him (5 of us) and doesn't he take us south! We probably rode about 17 miles before it started to rain, we saw some lightening and heard some thunder in the distance then it started to pour. We rode about 3 more miles then we stopped for a minute to decide whether to bail or continue, we continued because although it was pouring, the lightening and thunder had stopped! We rode another 3-4 miles and the rain stopped. Our trip ended up being 31 miles and we averaged 17 mph. It is always a good day when we can ride our bikes!!