My ability to “control” weather worked out pretty well yesterday. When we went to bed Tuesday night, there was 70% chance of rain Wednesday morning. When we got up, the rain was delayed until 1 PM. We took off just after 9 AM and rode 33 miles through beautiful countryside on paved roads with minimal traffic the majority of the time. There did not seem to be any gravel roads like there are in Iowa. The low traffic roads we road on would have been gravel in Iowa.
After we got started, the skies cleared for a short period of time.
As we hit about 20 miles, the clouds started to build and the rain started as we hit 30 miles. We were soaked by the time we got back to cars but it didn’t matter – it had been a great ride. We all had brown bag lunch together. It was a great group of women who obviously had spent a lot of time together over the past decade creating a supportive community for each other.
Today I left Ohio and drove to Indianapolis where I had lunch with a college friend at her lovely home. After lunch we took her pontoon boat for a spin around the small lake.
The rest of the drive to Iowa was easy – sunny skies and minimal road construction. Tomorrow I will do a morning ride before it gets too hot. It is supposed to be sunny and in 90’s for the next week here. The crops look further along here than they were in Ohio.
Tamara Unleashed 