I rode to work all five days this week. There will be no bike commuting next week; I’m on vacation. The wind was gusting to 50 mph on my ride home yesterday, making it the windiest day I’ve ever bike commuted on. Thankfully, it was blowing from the west northwest, a quartering tailwind that let me keep the bike right side up, though there were interesting moments here and there.

That was the worst blowing dust I’ve seen in a long time. My lung leftovers really don’t like that kind of dust in the air, especially while I’m huffing and puffing on a bike.

And the wind changed my vacation plans. Instead of spending today on Lake Fork, casting to bedding bass, I’ll be spending the day rebuilding my fence the wind blew down.

2011 days ridden to work: 64
2011 commuting mileage: 1545.6