Riding against the wind

So this morning I was very pumped to ride my bike with the kids in the trailer over to Michelle's house for play group instead of driving. I thought "I'm going to get exercise and save money on gas!" Well, I heard that it would be windy outside today but I thought I would be able to handle it just fine. Boy was I wrong! What would've taken normally about 15 min on a bike turned into a half hour trip. Even when I was riding downhill the wind was still slowing me way down. Sometimes I had to get off the bike and start walking because it was easier and faster than riding, especially when going uphill.

I was exhausted by the time I reached Michelle's and even though I brought my beading stuff to work on while the kids played, I didn't touch them. So I hung out with Michelle all day resting and waiting for the wind to calm down so I could ride home. Finally around 4pm I looked outside and it started to sprinkle and it was still windy. After much deliberation I decided to leave the bike there and Michelle gave us a ride home. Curtis will be picking it up on his way home.

I learned my lesson. I'm not riding my bike again on a windy day unless it's an emergency! For now, I'm just going to have to wait for the weather to get a little better before getting out on that bike again.