The anti-cyclist

Sit right back and enjoy the tale. The tale of a long long trip. Well, only a 5-hour tour. Got in the long easy miles today, and even caught a glimpse of the SS Minnow seen here in this picture.

Originally, I had planned to start around 8am so I could get back and start working on the downed trees in Kens front yard. But, I just couldn’t get things together to get out the door. Ken had planned a session at therapy and a hair cut (I think they call the cut the El Vez) so that took most of his afternoon. Once I was late, I just set out to ride the day away. With the buzz of Year of the Rabbit squelching from my ipod I hoped off to coast. There is ever-present bit of traffic along Hwy 90. The west board lanes closed so it congests quite a bit. After about 2 hours of ride time, I got a call from Cha Chee wanting to spin out for a few miles. He was still suffering a bit from the previous days effort back to the coast through the wall of head wind. At not quite 3 and half hours in the saddle I hooked up with Cha Chee, Ponch and new guy Super Dave. Super Dave is a fireman who possesses arms the size of my legs. He has an interest shaving regime. It appears he is an anti-cyclist with his arms shaved and legs in full growth. Evidently, the wind had gotten quite heavy. I began to really feel the effects of spinning into the wind as we came back into town. My legs were like two cypress trees bending like blades of grass in the torrential winds of a hurricane. Donzo.