May 3 2015 First Ride of the Season

Not wanting to squander my first opportunity for the first ride of the bike season, I lubbed my chain, pumped up my tires and hit the road northwest from my home along the shore road of Lake Huron to my Port Elgin office, then inland southwest to the village of Paisley, then south to home. A big "circle." Beautiful day for a ride. Last stretch from Paisley to home very challenging due to fatigue (I am very out of shape; riding an indoor trainer all winter is not a substitute for conditioning real road-worthy leg muscles!) and extreme headwind. Kind of overdid it for first long ride of the season. But no harm done. Quite the contrary, a good time was had by all, followed by a good night's rest. I rode 80 km (49.6 mi); averaged 14.4 kph (8.9 mph). Pedalling time 5 hours and 33 minutes. Total trip time of 6 hours and 15 minutes. 

Most of this ride was on pavement, but a few kms on the Rotary Club multi-use trail just south of Port Elgin.