Wanted to make it easy for myself. Picked a nice, flattish out-and-back route on the KBT. Light wind, overcast. 1mm of rain. Left home at about 6AM, loaded with granola bars, pepperettes, and hard boiled eggs. 

What a pile of lies. It started POURING on the way out somewhere around West Monkton, and it didn't let up til I'd arrived in Walton. My shoes squished with every pedal stroke. I was somehow both freezing and baking inside my raincoat. The trail turned into muck and absolutely trashed my moving speed. 

THEN, on the way back, the still air turned into a brutal headwind. The last 60km were utterly hell. I only managed to keep myself going by reminding myself that if I gave up, I'd have to do the whole thing AGAIN. 

If I had to do it again (ha ha ha no): 
- would rely on more up-to-date wind and rain forecasts
- would probably stick to the road instead of the trail for less rolling resistance - my speed on the road is about 10km/h higher than on the trail. 
- boiled eggs are gross but i guess i'd still pack them for protein

BUT ANYWAYS, so glad to get the imperial century off this summer's hit list. I will NOT be attempting the double century or double imperial. I might ride the G2G trail front to back eventually ("I heard Lake Huron is nice this time of year...") but only if the wind conditions are good! 

Last week I saw a turtle in the middle of the county road, far from water, so I put it in my backpack, put the backpack in the front basket, and took it to the park in the next town over. It was probably an invasive species of turtle. 

Today, I found a geocache. There was a hole at the bottom where the log was supposed to be extracted, but it was full of dried grass and debris. I pulled it out, thinking it was supposed to stop the log from falling out. As I was signing the log I saw a mouse peek out. I think I ruined his day by redecorating his living room.