my first ever commute was great, although a bit scary at the end. (SF to Mill Valley and back)

to keep a long story short, the way to work was nice although I suck at hills, so once I got to the flats and downhill, it was great.

But on the way back, the 70+ weather in MV & Sausalito turned into high-powered, cold/wet evil-fog-wind. As I finally got onto the GG Bridge, lemme just say it was like riding in a car wash with a giant fan on one side.

The seasoned pros going the other way looked non-plussed, but for a n00b I was white-knuckling' it just thinking, "once you get across, you're home".

the weather extremes for just a few miles is crazy. hopefully I'll get used to it.