When we woke this morning, this was the view of our hotel.
The photo doesn’t really do justice to the rain though. Suffice it to say, a half inch of rain fell in the hour surrounding when this picture was taken. So as for riding first thing in the morning? Yeah, no.
The rain was supposed to let up later, so I got ready to ride, but it was 1:00 before we could get going, and even then there was a steady shower. But the shower was due to pass, so I thought, “Well, maybe,” and headed out hoping to get a good bit of the planned 94 mile ride done. Unfortunately, the shower was moving at the speed of a bicycle, and it never really let up.
After two hours of riding, I reached the Ohio state line, and shortly after that I decided that was a meaningful enough milestone to call it a day.
I dried off, got in the RV, and we drove to Bowling Green, Ohio, our destination for the day. It rained hard the whole way. So did I have any further thoughts of riding today? No, definitely no.
I did get in one good barn shot, just before I crossed the state line, complete with the waterlogged field next to it.
Butler, Indiana
The technical stuff:
Kendalville, IN to Ohio State Line (then on to Bowling Green)
25.8 miles
939 feet of climbing.
Average speed 11.2 miles per hour
Weather: Showers for the entire ride. Temperature low to mid 60s. Winds east-northeast 10-15 MPH.
You can see the entire route to date here.