Roundabout Route with Propane on Board
Our BBQ was out of propane. Jacque thought she should go get a refilled tank, but sensing the opportunity for at least a short ride, I volunteered to take a ride in the Catrike for the trip.
Of course, hauling a bottle of propane, empty or full, is not quite feasible just with the trike alone. So I hitched up the venerable B.O.B. trailer and set out to go.
Clouds were gathering and Jacque warned that it was supposed to start raining "in 5 minutes". It wasn't raining YET, so I took off anyway.
The neighbors laughed and waved as I went by, for some reason...
Not that I look silly or anything.
I got clear down the block and halfway to the next when it DID begin to rain.
I momentarily considered continuing the trip but turned around in spite of myself.
As I pedaled madly back to the house, the same neighbors hoo-rawed me again with shouts of "HAH! You're gonna get WET !!" Which I cheerfully shouted back as I zoomed into the yard and unhooked enough stuff to get the trike under shelter. When I stepped back in the house, the rain had dropped off to almost nothing.
Jacque and I had a good laugh. I thought I might jump back out and try the ride again, but sure 'nuff the rain came back hard and fast.
About an hour later the sun had come out again so I finally got going and was successful in getting another tank.
We have at least a couple local vendors with easy tank exchanges, so it wasn't much of a trip. The uphill to the Dollar Store was with the empty tank, and that downhill wasn't much of a challenge on the way back with the full tank.
Ride Started: 1:13 PM Ride Ended: 3:09 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.4 Ending Battery Voltage: 12.9
Lowest Temp: 75 F Highest Temp: 84 F
Beginning Blood Glucose: 200 Ending BG: 105
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 2.65
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
3.2 MPH 5.8 MPH 16.3 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time Moving Time Stopped Time
50 minutes 27 minutes 23 minutes
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