Privacy of the Mind

This was a long, strange week. It all worked out in the end though. The first part of the week I was stressed because I had my annual physical on Wednesday. I probably shouldn’t have been stressed but visiting the doctor is not my favorite thing. Overall it went well. He’s adjusting my meds a bit but on the whole everything is going fine.

I also got a Tetanus shot. Which apparently I had some kind of reaction to because I spent all day Thursday feeling feverish with the cold chills. Fortunately that passed because the plan for Friday was to play hooky and go riding with my friend Jim. Except I woke up to dark, gray skies and as I rode up to meet Jim about an hour north of home, I ran through one mother of a rain squall. I figured we’d wind up having breakfast and calling it a day.

Thankfully, Jim was prepared. Realizing that morning that the weather along our planned route was anything but optimal, he checked the forecasts for cities all over Western Washington and remapped a new route through areas with low chances of rain. Lo and behold, his wizardry worked. We encountered no rain and even a few brief sun breaks.

The rest of the three day weekend I’ll spend prepping the bike for next week’s California trip. I need to change the oil, clean it up a bit, check all the bolts and test fit the new luggage. Can’t wait to hit the road next Thursday!