Wet weather riding

Hello everyone. I am finding my mind interesting as I watch it observing every day life and wondering who thinks about what I am thinking about as I am think what I am thinking.

Rode early this AM with friend George. We are in the midst of a storm front with a few dry patches. Seems most of the time that we ride in winter the weather holds till George splits off to his home. Not so this trip. I rode to our meeting spot through damp to very wet roads and was partially dampened before arriving. It has been very nice weather temperature this week after Tues .5C Mostly in 13-17C morning temperatures. NICE. Yet with the chance of getting wet, I decided to put on all the wet weather gear JIC. George and I had ridden about 5 K when I was just too hot. So I stopped and removed the GoreTex rain jacket I was wearing. Then at about another 5 K of course it started to rain. I tried to ride and put it on and finally decided to stop and do it right. After it poured for about 5 minutes George finally decided to put his jacket on.

We were riding with the wind. Interesting sensation to be riding with the wind as the only rain that you get on your body is rain splash or what falls on your back. But, then I started to feel the accumulation of the water in my tights. It was seeping down my warm legs chilling me as it traveled. I lost the sensation around my ankles because they were too cold. But then as the water oozed past my ankle through the wool socks and under the cold weather bootie I could feel the advance of the front as it soaked its way under my nice warm arch of my foot. Soon I could feel the squelch of at each pedal stroke as my shoe filled with water. Too soon all I could sense of my toes was all abiding coldness.

We stopped for coffee at the turning point in our ride where we would be heading back into the wind. The rest and the coffee would give us fuel for a fast bit of riding up along the freeway we hoped. We sat outside in a wind break area too wet to allow ourselves the comfort of the warm enclosure of the coffee shop. When I took my gloves off and threw them down they landed with a wet splat. I decided against taking any other layers off as I wished to keep them as warm as possible before the take off into the head wind.

1/2 hour later coffee and conversations over off we went. It had poured again while we enjoyed the rest. Surprize but the head wind wasn't there. Hmmmm that means that the wind has already turned into coming from the southwest which means I have a SERIOUS head wind heading home from George's home. The ride up the free way was easy. And on to George's too. Neither of us felt like putting much effort into this wet ride.

I remember one fellow passing us in a group and hollering out, "miserable weather!" I hollered back, " it is not miserable at all, it is just wet." Heck if he didn't like the weather he could have stayed at home in bed eh? Heck (2) he washes his bike, he washes his clothes, he washes himself so what is the difference of riding in the rain a bit?

I did go to last night's party. It was interesting. Sufi Spinning. then a group circle doing Sufi Chanting and dancing. I didn't participate. Exhausted I observed from the sidelines. I actually sat and meditated for 1 1/2 hour then went home. It was fun. I will return next month. I will sleep for a couple of hours first and perhaps go later. I know that I need to learn how to mix with people. I have lost the knack. one on one, no worries. One on 50, I hide.

Gotta go get ready for a client coming by for a healing. Check it out at www.spirituallyguidedhealing.com

peace

gene

may you be well and happy