This morning's ride was excellent. It was my longest so far in 2017 -- 5 round trips to Marsh Park (42.3 miles), and I began at 5:45 under clear 53° skies. and by the time I finished, 5:30 later, the sunshine was bright and the temperature had climbed to 68*.
As you can see from the chart below, taken from the website of the PALM (Pedal Across Lower Michigan) ride that I'm doing June 24-30, my task that week will be quite simple ... 5 consecutive days of rides about like today or slightly longer, and then one "blow off" final day of only 31 miles.
I am still debating within myself whether or not to try to bring my laptop. I certainly could carry it in the bag on my trike shown in the following picture.
However, I am quite unsure about the prospects for charging it and for accessing the Internet with WiFi along the way. And the biggest concern is its safety—if I were to be struck by a car, it is likely that the laptop would be destroyed. (However, I'd have much bigger fish to fry in such an eventuality ... if a car were to hit me, there is a strong probability that I would be fatally injured. But if that happened, I wouldn't be worried about the laptop! 😇) My cycling mentor, Doug, who has done PALM numerous times before, says there is a high chance I could get one of the SAG vehicles (Support and Gear) to transport it for me from site to site. But I'm still undecided about whether it might not just be easier and better to leave it at home, and rely on my iPhone for the week.
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