Wet Streets APRS/GPS Track
It's always a jaw-dropper to me: Weather forecasts and actual weather - Rarely Related.
It rained all day yesterday, Tuesday, after a successful balloon launch just before the weather socked in and soaked everything. Then, just before Jacque was to come pick me up and rescue me with a car ride back to MY car with the bike rack, the weather cleared up about 630 PM as the sun was setting and I was able to ride my ownself back to the car, thus avoiding making her late for her Eastern Star meeting. Then it commenced raining again, stopping but for a few short breaks all night long.
The Balloon Fiesta Weather Experts cancelled all flights this morning due to continuing rain which was forecast to last all day. Of course within 30 minutes of the cancellation most had left the fiesta site, including shocking numbers of RV-fulls of tourists who had come long distances to witness the balloons. The skies cleared and all rain ceased for the rest of the morning. I had planned to skip riding the bike today due to wet roads and drizzly skies but when I got to the city limits and saw the sun shining I decided to ride today. And how wonderful it was, even though the streets and roadways were still wet from the all-night rains.
The entire day, and especially morning, was beautiful. I think the experts really fouled up on this call. Had they merely waited an extra half hour and let the balloons go it would have been fine.
Pre-Home Ride BG: 116 Post-Ride BG: 70
Beginning Battery Voltage: 12.6 Ending Voltage: 12.5 (NiCad AA pack)
Evening Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 7.74
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
09.9. Mph 10.6 mph 21.6 mph
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
46:59 mins 43:38 mins 03 mins 21 secs
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