A couple of threatening thunderstorms caused me to bail on the ride home yesterday. I do appreciate a wife that can do a rain rescue when needed.

I left a few minutes early and decided to take a slightly longer route that puts me on a nice MUP for a bit. It has a wooden section which has a couple of bends in it going over a marshy area. The wooden section was wet from last night's rain.

Before hitting the wet wooden section, I realized that wet wood is slippery, so I slowed down. But the first little bend to the left proved that I did not slow down enough. BAM! The bike and I went down and slid a couple of feet. My left hip took the brunt of the fall. My left leg just got really dirty. My left foot was already unclipped, but my right was not. So I got out of that and just sat there a minute making sure all was intact. Then I got up, brushed off, and picked my bike up. The wood was like ice. My left brake hood was out of whack, so I pushed that back over and carefully continued on to work.

I did some clean up once I got to the office. I have a bit of a rash on my left hip and a minor scrape on my knee. It's a bit sore just sitting here, but I think I'll survive. Next time I'll be more careful on that wet wood.