It was a Gray Day

Loxahatchee River Bridge
Tequesta, FL
October 11, 2025

 I headed out for a bike ride yesterday. After being thwarted by storms for most of the week, I pushed the envelope a bit by heading out. It was very gray and, surprise surprise, cool. Yup, it was 73 degrees when I hit the streets. I thought briefly of turning around to get an additional shirt, but knew that after a couple miles I would not need it. And that was true.

Flooded Street in Turtle Creek
Tequesta, FL
October 11, 2025

I pushed a bit because a storm had just passed. I did not realize, when I started, but there was a lot of flooding on sidewalks and streets. The day was gray, as the image from the Loxahatchee River Bridge in Tequesta shows. Gray sky and an almost obscured horizon. I was lucky in that no rain actually fell on me during the ride. I was not so lucky with the streets. I camp upon water covered streets frequently and had to ride slowly and carefully through them.

Riding on a more major road, at one point, I was avoiding flooding by riding about two feet from the yellow centerlines with cars coming in the other direction. Everybody was taking it carefully. 

All-in-all, it was a nice ride. My legs were covered in mud when I got home and of course there was a big streak of mud up the middle of my back. 

I was happy that I got out to ride, even if it was a bit sloppy.

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL