Jeff and family left this morning and Sara and family left yesterday. We were not sure how to deal with the sudden silence in the home. On top of that we have had a difficult time getting in enough exercise, both with the visitors and also the foul weather we have been experiencing.

It was raining all night and raining when we got up. But the rain seemed to slow so we decided to try to get in a bike ride. But the forecast was rain all day so we felt it best to put on full rain gear, including rain jacket, rain pants and booties.

We were just about to get on the bike when the rain started to come down very heavy again. Hum … maybe we should wait awhile. After about 10 minutes it seemed to stop so we headed out. We were not sure how far we would go and had to make the decision at each point, depending on the rain.

We ended up going all around the reservoir for a 32 mile ride. We skipped stopping for lunch in Morgan Hill, feeling it was best to ride while it was not raining. We did get some rain during the route, but not too bad. We are sure it was because we wore all this rain gear that it didn’t rain. But it did keep us warm and comfortable.

When we got home we watched our recording of today’s stage of the Tour of California. Wow, those riders had a lot worse weather than we did, even though they were less than 50 miles away from us. But the pro tour goes on schedule and can not wait for a break in the weather like we did.

There is the big pro golf tournament in Montery this week. They have been cancelling it due to the weather. But unlike golfers, cyclists ain’t fraid of no ghosts.

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