I had a great ride home on Monday. (yea, I'm late ) I pass a couple of schools on my route. The first one had a speed trap. They are the small trailers that display how fast a vehicle is going. It was slightly out of my way but when I saw it I had a huge grin. Unfortunately the it was against the wind. So I can't even get into the big ring but still manage 20 mph. :sigh: I continue my ride.

So I am recovering from my speed attempt and just crusing along. Out of no where I see a squirrel running at my front tire! No time to hit the brakes. The squirrel makes a last second direction change and scrambles at a 45 degree angle in front of me and I don't hit it. That got the heart pumping faster.

YES, another speed trap at the second school. Now with the wind not against me I get up to 25 mph. Sweet. Much better, but I didn't get into top gear. I was in the big ring though.


This morning was uneventfull. Bit chilly though at 38 degrees. However, I overdressed. So I was a little too warm. It rained last night but no ice so I was happy. Forcast was for 34 temps. I had a south east wind and my route is south west. I was going up and down 2 gears when I turned south and west respectively.