Day 8 GCC and a little rain.

I should have ridden earlier today. Jan got up bright and early today and went for a nice dry ride. I checked the weather and it indicated that after a little rain around noon the weather would clear around 4. The app was wrong.

I guess I should be thankful because last year I had to start off the GCC in the rain, a hard rain for several days. I'll get up earlier tomorrow if it looks like there may be rain. Lesson learned.

That was most of what I planned on writing about today till I was halfway through my ride. As you may have figured out by now I like to ride out on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. I usually ride out to the small bridge about a mile and half out on the causeway. There I saw a car. That was not normal.

Most of the traffic I see on the trail are on bikes, skates, or sneakers. Occasionally I see a mower or a pick-up gathering up the trash. I have NEVER seen a car, a grey Toyota Corolla. Three people were sitting in the car which had one wheel off the trail and it was not quite touching the shoulder of the road.

They were not going anywhere.

Even though I was a little chilly and wet to the bone I was going to stop and ask if they wanted any help. Then I saw who I assume was the wife. She had that look. Guys you know the one. When you've done something stupid that she told you not to. I looked at the guy he was looking at me with a hopeful smile. I gave him a rueful half smile and peddled on. That guy got himself into that mess, he can get himself out.

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