THREE Days in a Row...

Wednesday APRS/GPS/Ham Radio Tracking
We did not get going early this morning but we did get going.
It was windy and cooler than yesterday but it makes us feel so much better overall after riding that we still wanted to get in a ride before it got too late.
We decided to ride east today instead of west, just for variety's sake.
The wind at our backs was fairly stiff so we worried about the return trip, knowing the wind would still be cold and in our face and working AGAINST us instead of mildly pushing us along.
We took a small detour through a housing development, expecting a lot less motor traffic, which paid off.... but we soon ran out of pavement at a cul-de-sac - which we immediately used for a rest and water stop.  With the wind coming in a bit stiffer and the temperature not getting any balmier, we turned back toward home after exiting the housing development with the idea of getting back home in jig time.
Jacque suggested aloud that we keep riding on past our home turnoff and go west to the usual daily post office run, with the idea of getting in a few more miles than usual today.  And so we did.
Our doggies enjoyed meeting a few new mutts to snarl and bark at, especially in the housing area where we had not ridden before.  We actually were going to wander around that neighborhood a bit more but encountered a big, LOOSE dog that we decided we did not want to encounter in closer quarters, so we turned around and left.
As usual, we encountered smiling admirers at the Post Office and at the Shell Station where we stopped for the usual rest/snack break.
Black clouds had been gathering as we approached the Post Office and we worried we might get rained on but, after all, snacks and lemonade are IMPORTANT so we continued on up to the station after the short Post Office break.  It got a bit gloomier weather-wise as we dallied, but got going again with no rain or snow bothering us.... at least for the first few hundred yards toward home.
As we screamed downhill past the Post Office, coasting because it was too fast to pedal, we encountered a few smatters of raindrops and it was COLD.  Which just encouraged us to put the metal to our pedals in hopes of getting back before the weather got serious.  We got smacked with only  a few dozen very cold raindrops before we got back, and of course once we stopped the trike and got out of the weather, it stopped sprinkling.  It's still a dark and stormy looking day out there, but so far no additional moisture has fallen.
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.4        Ending Voltage: 13.1  (Battery now charged after yesterday's ride)
Lowest Temp  55 F      Highest Temp:  70 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  9.2
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  4.3 MPH                                6.3 MPH                    27.9 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
  2 hours 9 minutes                1 hour 27 mins           41 mins 21 secs