Wednesday, September 9
Woke up to rain. Don’t know if the predicted thunderstorm ever
happened…didn’t wake me up if it did. I’m using four sources to determine how our
day will be spent…day off due to weather or getting on the bikes.
1st source: Looking out the window…yep, still
raining.
2nd source: Weather
Channel…not a great help as the 4 people at the desk were talking about Chicago
weather and the upcoming Patriots game.
3nd source: Checking
Weather Underground on my phone at breakfast…Poplar Bluff is at the back edge
of the green area on the map. But maybe there’s hope of getting on the road if
we head northwest and then come back south after running of out the
rain. So….
4th source:
Weather.com on the computer….the radar map shows Poplar Bluff in the
middle of a much bigger green area, which even extends to the northwest so we
wouldn’t be gaining anything by executing that plan. Looks like riding in the rain would be an all
day affair. Ugh!!
But, just to be sure, I looked
out the window again…Yep, still raining.
Based on all the input, we made the decision to stay another night. No reason we can’t be up at the butt crack of
dawn and get on the road early….except that we’re Kim n Karen and that’s not
usually how we roll. J
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About 11:30 a.m.….gonna take a
little walk to see what’s around here.
Will probably get a bit wet but getting out for some fresh air and
getting wet seems better than spending the entire day in the hotel.
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About 1:15 p.m…..just got back
and didn’t get rained on at all!! In
fact, the road surface is dry and the lawn areas are less squishy to walk on.
Unbelievable!!! What earlier seemed like
the prudent thing to do now feels like wasted riding time….
sums up how
I’m feeling right now.....
“Aghhhh!!”
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7:30 p.m…..How I spent my
day: took a walk, spent some time on the
computer, read, took a nap and just finished a good meal. And we’ve discussed our route tomorrow…and
Phil is on the same page, or at least he is right now. J
Observations from the road:
Oh, wait, we weren’t on the
road today….
Today’s mileage: 0 miles Total mileage: 1045 miles
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