Cool morning and dry for a change. We've had a tremendous amount of rain, fog, sleet and other forms of precipitation this month and the roads have been wet on nearly every ride. I washed all of my bikes a couple of weekends ago to remove all of the accumulated mud, dirt, grime and salt from riding on wet roads -- and it has rained nearly every day since then. My Bob Jackson touring bike has become the sacrificial rain bike since then because it has full fenders and a dynamo light system, and it is filthy again.

I'm into my last week of commuting, as I retire next Tuesday. I will need to drive my final day of work to bring things home from my office (including commuting gear that I leave at work), but hopefully the weather will be nice enough to ride on Monday. I should end up with more than 300 miles commuting for the month, which is not bad considering the weather.