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Can't believe I forgot to tell you all, I rode my first big ride in the rain... actually a DOWNPOUR.
Saturday morning, hubby and I decided to take a ride, get some food, and take in a movie somewhere. (He has been wanting to see The Expendables) So we headed west, about 60 miles, found a theater, and a little hole-in-the-wall to eat in and have a beer. While we were eating, we looked outside and it kept getting darker and darker.
I walked outside and it was starting to sprinkle. I told him we had to do something! Then it started coming down in buckets. Decided we would head back toward home, hopefully drive out of it. Well, it took about 30 miles! Part 4-lane 55mph road, part 2-lane 55mph road. I was riding about 40-45, tractor trailers were passing me but I couldn't ride any faster! After about 45 minutes of this, we were soaked to the bone, and I was starting to get cold. Told him I had to pull over. Once we stopped, I took off my boots and squeezed the cup of water out of each of my socks! No, we didn't have any rain gear! We were stopped maybe 5 minutes, if that, and the rain stopped.... totally stopped. Headed on home, rode wet roads until about 10 miles from home, then it was totally dry. Cranked the throttle and was happy to have survived. A little dramatic, but I had never ridden in rain before, so I was proud of myself and much relieved!
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