@trifunster ride to horseshoe bay good, proper gear essential, ate yummy cookie under the bridge (only dry spot), traffic bad, views awesome
@erin337 dropped off the “team” car at 70th/Granville, rode to H-Bay from there, excellent ride, now going kayaking
@FinishLineCoach enjoyed ride, dry clothes + proper gear, ate yummy cookie under the bridge (only dry spot), traffic bad, views awesome

I’ve recently re-discovered twitter and am currently enjoying the distraction that it offers. On April 1st, Mother Nature tried to play a joke on me and sent snow down in the morning. It was all cleared up by 3pm when I started my ride to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. The weather, however, was not what you would call the best riding weather. Wet and cold. So wet, that I stopped under the First Narrows bridge as it was the only dry spot on the route. I’ve got good riding gear, had dry clothes in the car, and warmed up with a hot chocolate on the ferry so it was all good. The ride to Horseshoe Bay is very scenic, even when it’s a downpour outside. I had a couple of encounters with the evening rush traffic – three to be exact. One idiot, one ass, and one dummy. I did give “the ass” an earful after he intentionally cut me off to park. Dude, you’re driving like an ass – to park. Think about it. Drivers just don’t get cyclists. I wish I knew how to fix it – but I don’t. You’ve just got to be heads-up all the time.

route = 35.3km, 1h40 ride on commuter bike, ~21kph