Today dawned cold, windy, and overcast. I chose to ride the Sun EZ Sport, my 'Heavy Cruiser' since I wasn't going to break any speed records anyway.

I took a nice indirect route to our neighborhood diner and met my Toyota driving bride for breakfast. 40* and 15-20+mph winds out of the NW, whew was it nasty out!

Hot breakfast was a GOOD idea. With a belly full of Oatmeal and fresh coffee I headed west, into the wind. Even the little ponds had whitecapped waves on them! Oh well! It's a good day to just ride, let my mind wander and take in the sights and smells of Spring. I actually found it to be quite relaxing. Like the Historian's friend Bautieri so eloquently phrased "Just ride bikes" (as noted by Historian in the 'Anxiety' thread), that's what I was doing...just riding my bike. I do believe that phrase will be be one of my favorites.

Now you know the second half of the ride was a bit quicker than the first. I felt like I had a sail! It was cold enough that I could guess the wind speed fairly accurately because the wind chill factor would kick in on my face if I went any faster than the current wind speed. It was kinda fun, I guess.

All in all, 35 miles for the day.