After a day off yesterday, still felt a bit weak today - with the lakeside wind cross blowing into my face/right side (heading East) it was a little tough - with the big bag on the back (college books + usual) it may've made a difference. Had a great ride though, cursed at the wind once but that was all - had to stop on Lakeshore to wait for a gap in traffic to traverse the lanes to get into the left-turn lane, was unusually busy for about 3 minutes which meant I couldn't get over there. Finally the lights turned red and I got over as the traffic was slowing for that. I need to explore the path/trail further east instead of this route - might be more pleasant too - I was going to try it today, but left after 9, so had to still get to work at a good time.

I heard it was going to be warm today, dressed up for cold just in case, was pretty chilly (-3C) but apparently warmer now - I have my big rucksack on today with all my college books, so the slog up to college is going to be 'fun' - hopefully wind will favour me, and I'm trying a new route to incorporate a bike lane as prep/scouting for a longer journey I've got to take on Friday afternoon.

One odd thing was seeing 6 soldiers with packs and rifles walking down the path toward me, I called out a loud "G'Morning!" to them and waved, no doubt they were starting out on a hike/march - was a novelty for sure, though and it made me feel good to get a positive "Good Morning!" back