Wiarton Willy
Today had all the weather in store for me. It was hot and humid right at 7am, so I decided to take a 22km detour and hit Sauble Beach. Although it added an extra hour to my ride, it was well worth it take a quick swim before the hot ride ahead.
The radar showed a pretty active storm making its way along the route I was taking, although I'd hoped it would stay ahead of me, and it did, for the most part.
Randomly came across some friends heading home from the cottage
I could see the storm clouds ahead of me for the entire day, but occasionally I ran into its aftermath with a refreshing drizzle that never lasted long, until...
I only had 5km left to reach my motel when torrential rain, wind, and hail battered me. If that wasn't bad enough, the road that was all but deserted for the past 10km all of the sudden filled up with traffic that probably couldn't see me at the side of the road through the wash out conditions.
I had little option but to soldier on, being mindful to duck onto the gravel shoulder if it didn't look like vehicles were moving over to accommodate me.
Suffice it to say, after 130km I made it to my destination intact. Very wet, but intact.
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