I did my sunday ride on saturday. 70 miles, solo. It was hot and humid as hell. I saw more road kill than I've ever seen on one ride

(3 opossums, 1 racoon, 1 armadillo, 1 squirrel, 1 turtle)

. I got two flats. The last 15 miles was dead into the wind.
And I LOVED every second of it.