Short Ride, but Still Waited Until Too Hot

Hot Tracking Today at 95 Degrees
It's been too long since we rode our tandem Recumbent Terratrike .  For that matter, it's been too long since we rode ANYthing people-powered, in spite of getting in a few short rides during our recent 4,120 mile RV trip around the country.  I foolishly suggested to Jacque that we saddle up the trike and do at least a short ride to the Post Office and back, about 6 miles, in spite of it being past noon already, and she foolishly agreed.
MAN, was it HOT.  We should have waited for sundown evening shadows to ride in, or better yet, saddled up no later than 9 AM to get the ride in.  We took plenty of water and sunscreen - and stopped at least a couple times for long pulls on the water bottles - but it was just too much.  I survived it OK, but Jacque seemed to almost suffer heatstroke, got very flushed and scary looking, even with the frequent waterings and a nice stop up at the Shell Station to drink some icy fizzy soda for me and lemonade for her.  The ride back to the Exploder was largely down hill and thus breezy and cooler but she was still suffering when we got back to the car and only after a good soaking in the shower was she starting to feel better again after we got back to the house.  So our current motto is "Never again when it's 90 outside."
I don't recall if I mentioned earlier I recently purchased a LiFePO4 rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery for powering the cycling electronics package.  It is less than half the weight of the old Sealed Lead Acid (SLA or Gel-Cell) battery we've been packing around.  I did not buy the specialized charger for it, since I paid extra for the internal battery management system to be built into the battery, which prevents over-charging as well as under-voltage battery rundowns, which is deathly for a Lithium battery.  The price for such things has recently fallen, so I bit the bullet and ordered one from Batteries in a Flash.  We're very happy with it.  It's less load to carry and lasts much longer than the lead-acid battery it replaced, AND it has been recharged several times with a simple wall wart type SLA charger that was used to recharge the old battery.  This battery can actually go for several hours more abuse without recharging, where the old one rarely made it to the end of a 3 hour ride.
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.2        Ending Voltage: 13.0
Lowest Temp  92 F      Highest Temp:  95 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  4.61
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  2.6 MPH                                 6.1 MPH                    26.2 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
 1 hour 45 mins                      45 minutes                 1 hour