Rainy Day Alternative
Right from the first day we arrived, the weather forecast
was for rain on Tuesday. It was not a question of if, but how much and when.
Even as of late last night, the forecasts were all over the board. Some said
rain at 8:00 AM others said not until noon. This discrepancy was quite the topic
of conversation yesterday among our group. Should we ride super early or wait later
in the afternoon? In the end, it made little difference. The rains came at 8:00AM.
Carefully watching the radar, as if we were flying planes, the decision was
made to attempt a ride at 11:00. Sure enough, the skies cleared so we started
out. The scheduled ride was the Queen Stage of the week. (See note below). This
ride had already been cancelled by our guides. It’s now scheduled for tomorrow.
Instead, it was every man or women for themselves. Ie Do your own ride. Jonathan
suggested we do the Sineu Loop Short Version ride which was perfect. Enough of
a ride to spin the legs while also giving us a recovery day for tomorrow. The
only small glitch, was that at about mile 16, the skies opened up and we got
soaked. We made our way to the village
of Buger, found a café and did the very European thing of having a coffee and
pastry.
Tomorrow is our Queen Stage for the week - Sa Calobra 80 miles and 9,275 feet of climbing. Wish us well.
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