29th December 2009

The weather forecast for today was for snow, it was a pleasant surprise to find no white blanket adorning the garden.

I decided I would cycle over to meet wifey at the mother in laws in Wootton Bassett, Lyneham had the weather observations as...

0900		2.2 °C	ENE	26 mph	34 mph	8 km	994 hPa, Falling
1000		2.3 °C	ENE	22 mph	36 mph	8 km	994 hPa, Falling
1100		2.3 °C	ENE	16 mph	29 mph	3.5 km	994 hPa, Falling
1200		2.2 °C	ENE	17 mph		8 km	993 hPa, Falling

The ride started of reasonably warm and dry, but that changed! I was also finding it very hard work, little did I know that I was cycling into a 20mph plus headwind.

As I was cycling it started getting wetter and colder.....and wetter...and wetter.....and colder...

When I got to Wootty B I thought it better not to stay and drip all over the mother in laws house, I said hello then immediately good bye and cycled on home.

Bye the time I got home my hands and feet were frozen solid, I was soaked right through.

The Garmin had the ride as 39.42 miles in 2 hours 45 minutes with an average speed of 14.3 mph, route here...