Today’s ride was HOT! Weatherwise it was a repeat of last Saturday, and I even opted not to wear the Alpinestars jacket, but I think I was already half-baked and nothing was going to make it better. I spent the ride trying to find coolness wherever I could, but it didn’t really work. So I only halfheartedly worked on my straight line riding and leaning forward on the U-turns. I tried to distract myself from the swelter by enjoying the crape myrtles and brown-eyed Susans, but instead I kept looking for pockets of shade to ride through. The only Canadian geese I spotted were in the river in the shady part, and I barely caught a glimpse of a monarch butterfly which I had been on the lookout for since I had spotted two caterpillars on the fennel in my yard.
I think I’m just at the age where I feel the heat more because as a kid, I would’ve played outside in this heat with no problem. And I managed to ride in the summer on the Ducati Scrambler with the hot engine right underneath me, but I’m not handling the heat well at this stage in my life. I’m kind of looking forward to when I get to the age of being slightly chilled. It will certainly make sweltering summer rides easier. The long range forecast for next Saturday shows a high of 80 degrees under partly cloudy skies; I’ve got my fingers crossed that we’ll be given that day for our ride. It will be August after all and the dog days are coming.
Flutterby Biker 