This morning I decided to reverse the Abbotsford-Majuba Hill-Yarrow-Chilliwack-Agassiz-Mission-Abbotsford route. I left at 6:35 a.m. and returned at 1:15 a.m., logging 130 kms. When I left home it was dry, and the weather report was for clearing and sunny periods. Stupid me for believing weather reports. It began to rain about half an hour in and the last couple of hours were spent in a steady rain. And it was cold! I had to stop at a Timmy's in Chilliwack just to warm my feet, and several more times along the way I parked the bike and walked a couple of minutes to get feeling back in my toes. My longest break was at Case & Joyce Wiersma who provided a strong and hot cup of coffee for their unexpected visitor. It was hard to leave, as it meant going back into the rain for another hour. You are wondering, of course: Bert has a $200 special cycling rain jacket, and $45 booties to keep his feet warm if not completely dry, and $60 rain pants which he wouldn't have to pull up regularly as with the leg warmers he used. Did he not take any of these pricey items along to make the trip more comfortable just in case? This is a rhetorical question, and I think you know the answer. SIGH!!!!
All in all, it was a good taste of what cycling in bad weather is going to be like, assuming we'll get at least some rain along the way. But boy, I'm tired this evening, and trying to stay awake, looking forward to picking up Diane who's been in Ontario for 19 days to help daughter Alicia have and help care for her latest newborn. I will sleep well tonight.
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