Grey Skies and Rain

After spending a wonderful day yesterday with Bobsey and Karen, my college buddies, it was back on the road again today. While in Middlebury we shopped, visited a pewter shop, did some tasting at Otter Creek Brewery,played tourist, and had a great dinner. It was good to give the legs a rest. No golf this time- the weather was not the greatest .
We got about a mile out of town this am and it started raining. It rained on and off for the next 7 hours! It was a very scenic ride along the White River in the Green Mountains but it was hard to stop too long to take in the view or snap a picture because of the cool temps. We climbed a nasty hill to a ski area-down-then up again-all in the cold wind and rain-not fun. We stopped for hot drinks to dry out and warm up in a little country store. We saw t- shirts that said" Vermont Ain't Flat" and almost cleaned out her inventory. We all have one! Katheryn even bought socks to replace her soaking wet ones! After a hot chocolate and a warm up we left to fight the rain again. The store made more money in one hour than it does in a week!!
Despite the weather it was a beautiful ride through green Vermont. Rough roads with many pot holes was again the theme of the day. We did have some screaming downhills which is always a reward after a long climb. We did not see any wildlife today- they were smart enough to stay out of the rain!
We rode for 67 miles with mile 68 a straight uphill to the motel. I was so tempted to walk but talked my legs into getting home to a well deserved cold beer. After a delicious lasagna dinner we are all ready to face the rain again tomorrow for a 62 miler into New Hampshire-Margaritas!!
Have a great weekend.......DQ

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