After saying goodbye to my wife and dogs, I headed out on the familiar route from Woodinville to Seattle.
It was drier than expected, but still a little chilly and windy. Typical Seattle early spring weather.
I ran into my friend Amy and rode with her for a few miles. She was trying to go slow, for me, but I was struggling to keep up. It was fun having company for a few miles on the Burke Gilman trail.
It is a shock getting on a heavy loaded touring bike after a long time off it. I know that, in a couple weeks, it will feel normal, but not yet. Not today.
