I woke up at 6am

weather was clear, no sign of rain

fixed up my protein drink and a cup of tea

loaded up on hydration

checked my bike and set off at 7:50am

met my riding friends at 08:15am and set off north into the wind

3 minutes later the rain arrived

not a light drizzle but a torrential downpour

we were totally soaked in minutes and it was not safe to continue

we sheltered under trees for a while but the rain persisted

frantic calls to wives to come pick us up

they dutifully obliged to rescue us

soon back home and shivering into a warm shower

then cleaning the mud soaked bike

my phone was so wet that it stopped working

praying it would come back to life when dried out

my faith in the weather service was at an all time low

predicting no rain but we still got drenched

will this stop me from riding again?

hell no, its just a wet blip in the road