Day 3: A little bit of rain never hurt

Morning Temperature: 62 F
Start Time: 6:45am
Arrival Time:7:25am
Miles: 9
Music: Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest


I woke up this morning and immediately had a longing to stay in bed. A baby cries in the distance for his mother. Our dog greets me with a wet tongue in my face. Now, it is time to get up. As I left on my bike this morning one drop of rain hit my forehead and I knew it was going to be a good day. I kicked it into high gear even though my body was telling me not to. The wind was with me and the rain was behind me. As I approached the office the rain started falling.

Taylor 1 Rain 0

Afternoon Temperature: 70 F
Start Time: 5:10pm
Arrival Time:5:35pm
Miles: 4
No music, slight drizzle

Today after work I did not go home, but instead I met my beautiful wife at her work. She brought the bike rack with her and so I was able to put my bike on that and get a ride with her. The reason for the change was because we were going to Mcnellie's where we enjoyed $3 burger night. The place was packed but we got a table within ten minutes, ate some burgers and went home.

Now, I know what a few of you might be thinking and no I did not drive. The main purpose of this blog is to see what life is like without a car. The good thing is that the person I live with does! So every now and then (mainly when going downtown) I will get a ride with her. I do have plans though to do a loop of the city of Tulsa. Not sure when that will take place but I will keep everyone posted.

If I were to update everyone on my progress I would say that I feel more then able to complete the entire thirty days, but I am exhausted right now. I never thought I would be ready to go to sleep at 8:40pm, but my eyes are shutting right now.

Lesson learned: biking in the rain is a great way to cool off and I actually enjoyed it.

Stay tuned for stories that are inspiring me to continue to push it to the next limit.