Today so far has been kind of a bummer for me because I was not able to ride due to my bags not being here yet.
The good news (I hope) is that my bags are intended to be delivered this evening around 10pm. Assuming that that actually happens, I will of course be able to ride tomorrow. But for today, I rode in the van.
The day started out with heavy fog, strong wind and a little rain. None of that bothered me of course, in the van, but for the others the conditions were less than ideal for an hour or so. Once we got away from the vicinity of the Atlantic, things got better and the day got positively nice for an hour or two before the heat set in. I got lots of pictures that of course I can't share because I don't have the equipment to download them until I get my bags.
On the final descent we encountered a group of Spanish cyclists, one of whom had a major mechanical problem and wasn't able to pedal anymore. We managed to communicate enough to agree to take him in the van into town where there was a bike shop while his friends and our group all rode in together on bikes. The bike shop was, of course, closed for lunch when we got there, but our guest decided to wait so we left him there.
Right now I'm in the hotel room and it is just sizzling hot and I wish I could go out on my bike because that is the only way to get a breeze. It doesn't help that I've been sitting around in the same clothes for almost three days now ;) I'd love to go out and visit the town but the sun is like a sledgehammer and I won't be going out for any reason for a few more hours. The day is young.
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