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Sandhill Cranes under a Tree Tequesta, FL October 8, 2024 |
I didn't intentionally head out to ride in the rain yesterday, it just happened. I checked the weather radar and the rain was supposed to head out into the ocean, but apparently it changed direction while I was riding. I got wet. Since I was wet and it was not raining too hard, I continued on with my ride until I reached a point where I could head home. Once I was wet, I decided to continue. I was riding streets and have all-weather multiple-surface tires on my bike. I needed them for the GAP* ride I did during June.
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Home Goods Prepared for the Hurricane Tequesta, FL October 8, 2024 |
Yesterday I learned where the Sandhill Cranes go during a rainstorm. They go under a tree and that is where I saw them.
Riding after the rains of the past few days presented challenges, mostly standing water on the roadway. There was a lot of water on the roads and sidewalks. In one place the water must have been three inches deep because my shoes got wet when the pedal was at its lowest point.
Hurricane Milton Update
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Hurricane Milton Track with Tropical Storm force wind arrival times As of 0800 EDT 9 October 2024 |
Chris and I are prepared. Overnight the track began drifting back to the north, which made me very happy when I checked it out this morning. Many of the businesses are preparing for the storm by boarding the windows. We saw this at Home Goods yesterday. It was a bit eerie seeing the windows boarded like we were living in a war zone--but, we actually are in a weather war zone. I will close my storm shutters later today as the tropical storm winds are expected to arrive overnight and we have trees near the condo. We have only a few larger items to remove from our patio.
Amazingly, the rain maps show very little rain falling during the next two days even though the storm will rage.
Cancer Society 300-mile Challenge Update:
I went on a shorter than desired ride yesterday. I got very wet, but logged 14.36 miles. Thus far, I have logged a total of 124.91 miles. I have 175.09 miles remaining to reach the 300-mile goal. As the winds increase, I may not be able to safely ride, but time will tell. The tropical storm winds are not due until overnight.
* GAP - Great Allegheny Passage, about 160 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, to Cumberland, MD
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL