Willy’s Route

 🦘The weather can effect your motivation.

The first part of the week was cold and damp. I had no desire to go out a battle the elements. I stayed inside and spun on the rollers. I was questioning myself "Will I ever want to ride my bike again?" Hallelujah! Today it was sunny and in the 70s. I want to ride my bike I really do.

This works too! Oh Homer!

Langley Spin

 🦘Nice evening for a quick ride.

My last ride was five days ago. I thought I had lost my form when I began this ride. By the time I got to Langley I started feeling better. 

I love this photo. Einstein having fun on a bicycle. Where’s your helmet Al?

Donna's Route 🔄

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Everything is good. 

Weather is perfect.

The wheels I built are working great now that I have solved the nipples coming loose problem.

Tour of Two Towns Clinton - Langley

 🦘 Another kangaroo ride.

Scatchet Head - Langley - Scatchet Head

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Great weather again today. 

Significantly less traffic on Wilkinson road than Langley road and not much difference in length. 

I felt pretty good on this ride despite drilling holes all day at work. 

Tour of Two Parks

 Wow! What a day for a bike ride. 

The weather is perfect. The scenery is gorgeous. 

Langley Spin

 Spin'n and Soft Pedalin'n. 

This is the day after my second shot of the COVID 19 vaccine. I didn't want to push it too hard. 

Donna's Route 🔁

 Everything is beautiful.

Beautiful evening! Sunshine and blue skies. Warm too! More of this please!

Tuesday’s gone with the wind.

 I was almost taken out by a couple of strong gusts. 

I had planned on going a little farther today than I did but after a while in the wind I decided to live to fight another day.

East Harbor Lunch Ride

I had the East Harbor Blues. 

 

More often than not I am riding into Freeland on East Harbor road rather than out of Freeland. So today's ride felt especially new and unique. I've always enjoyed East Harbor road, the shoulders are nice and the traffic is light. Still as fun as riding out East Harbor is, I was mostly using it to get out to  E. Saratoga Road Climb. This climb is one of the most challenging climbs on the south end of Whidbey Island. The incline in some places is as much as 20%.  Although the Strava segment has it at a quarter of a mile you really start climbing when you turn the corner at the intersection of East Harbor and Saratoga road. I should make a point of getting out there more often.

Baby Island 

Tour of Two Towns Clinton - Langley

 The aroma of skunk cabbage is in the air.  Look at these beauties on the side of Swede Hill road. 

They are just babies right now. I'll get another picture when they are full grown. Spring is so exciting.

Here is today's ride:

Tuesday Ride

 I wobbled home from just outside of Langley with a loose spoke. Crazy thing is I did my best time for the year up Swede Hill. Go figure. 

Easter Sunday Spin

 

This was my first 100 mile week of the 2021 season. 

It's still cold. On this ride both the fingers and the toes were cold. It's so pretty out and weatherman says it will rain soon so I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to go for a ride.

Tour of Two Parks

 Look a route that doesn’t include going into Langley.

This is one of my favorite routes. It has awesome scenery.