The Applebees Ride

Joc and I (Minus one team member---- LEO) rode through the torrential downpour on Monday. We decided that if we didn't ride on crummy weather days, well we wouldn't ride at all.  We did the South Lake Washington Route.



Essentially we met in Factoria, rode across I90 West and circled Mercer Island then continued I90 across the Lake and took Lake Wa blvd through Seward park and wound around until we made it to Boeing Field. Now, up until this point it was (as my BRILLIANT 3 year old says ) only misting. It was actually nicer than either of us expected... Notice I wrote, up until this point.

Yup as soon as we hit Boeing the sky literally opened up and sheets of water poured on us, literally a pontoon boat would have helped. Luckily we became hysterical which helped pass the time as we made our way around the South end of the Lake through the Landing and back to Factoria. 

Ironically, later Monday night, it was actually SUNNY outside. Damn Seattle Weather. 

All in all we logged another 40 miles and realized that we can ride through all sorts of inclement weather.


Oh and the best part, apparently Memorial Day is a holiday where all the good post-ride restaurants close down so we ended our ride with a bite at a fantastic, 4 star establishment known as Applebees.  (If any of our foodie friends are reading this, bite your tongue, we know we sinned!)