5am, checking the weather conditions, no rain, just dripping from the trees, a few dry patches already... radar looking like random wet pockets all over, but nothing real big. Little undecided, taking a short10min nap before finally getting breakfast started and ready to roll. Quite outside at 6:37 in the morning, a little wind is shaking trees and big drops of water hitting Py in the face. More open roads looking good and dried up. About 2/3 towards Wading River, the sky getting pretty dark -- Py already put his bright yellow shirt on, as is was not so really bright outside -- and moments later it started slightly raining, increasing intensity on the way -- it did not took long, and the roads got all soaking wet, so Py. Temps were in the 60ies some where. This wasn't was he was hoping for, but once in misery, kept going to Manorville -- beeing pretty sure there will be some showing up as usual.
... and so it was. Little holding off, but 8 birds were there and heading for the
North Route today.
Nothing spectacular at all, steady safe moving, hoping that this mess ends soon on there way. Around Mattituck a whole invasion of cyclists were coming up all the time, exactly on there route, but opposide direction. Must have been some event thing. The road was not getting dry, but even worse, wet and dirty -- very dirty ride today. The Deli stop for a hot coffee for just one buck as usual was very welcome, little warmup, shoes, shorts, gloves, all soking wet.... and sand all over.
From there a fast return, Py did a few long pulls. Just one short pit stop, but no fat at all, that was good!
And riding back home, hard to be leave, just little West of Manorville, roads got dry and the sun came out. Felt like they had been followed by a cloud of rain today...........
Stats -- 80mi for Py:
