Dave rides his bike to school

Thursday, 6/1 10am

Location: Arcata, CA

Coordinates:

40.8268 N

124.0828 W

Previous day’s mileage: about 40

Today’s destination: it depends on the weather… (with any luck, it’ll be Klamath, CA)

 

After it stopped pouring yesterday, I rode a few more miles and set up camp at a KOA just south of Arcata.  Since I didn’t want to put my tent up in the rain, I decided to play it safe and pull over while it was dry (OK, damp).  Luckily, this is a pretty nice KOA, and they have free Internet!  Camping has gone high tech…

 I woke up at 6am this morning, hoping to get an early start.  However, it soon started raining, and it’s been raining for about 3.5 hours.  The forecast says it’s going to rain more today (here and in Klamath).  So, I’m left with a decision: should I pack up when there’s a break in the rainfall and head out knowing that I’m going to get rained on?  Or, should I just chill out today and hope it’s better tomorrow?  The rain doesn’t actually bother me much while I’m riding, but there are two problems with the rain:

1) I’m going to be riding down a highway for a while (on the shoulder).  It’s already scary enough to have cars whizzing by at 60mph right next to you, but in the rain (with reduced visibility), it’s even worse.

2) Setting up camp in the rain is really lousy because it’s pretty hard to do without getting your stuff soaked (unless, I suppose, I stay at a motel…)

 

Well, I guess I’ll let you know how it plays out the next time I log in…

 

Until then, I wish you tailwinds and sunny weather! 

 

 

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