To Answer Your Question, Jimmy Buffet...

Do you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain?

Everyone knows this song, and until yesterday my unequivocal answer to both was simple "nope."

And you might think this post is going to be about Happy Hour or some summer drink with a little umbrella, but nope!

Yesterday, despite some mounting clouds in the area, the BF and I decided to hop on our bikes for a nice, long bike ride along a bayou on the West side of town. We started out with a nice warm up for the first few miles. We got to the turnaround point at about 6 and a half miles. The air was thick, the clouds were plenty, but there was also still a ton of sunshine.

Now because it was so humid I went for the ride back in just my sports bra and little bike shorts...sexy, I know. Anyway just after embarking on our trip to the truck, just over 6 miles, the Heavens opened and for the next 10 minutes, maybe 15 it was a torrential downpour.

At one point it was painful, the little pellets of fire (as I wrote about here) were stinging my body. I do have to say though; being sweaty, and then getting soaked makes the temperature and rain seem much less steamy.

And then it lightened up a bit. Don't get me wrong it was still a steady shower, but at least I wasn't saying "Omg ouch," over and over to myself.

So we get about 3 miles into this journey through an afternoon rain storm and there is a place in the trail that is under construction. In order to continue one must do a relatively easy off-roading stint.

On the way out it was fun and a little sandy, but now it was a slippery mud slide essentially. I got off Sasha D and walked up the hill and across the way. I slipped twice and almost ate the mud. The BF was more of a trooper and stayed on his bike. Well, until he slipped too and sat his butt in the mud for a second.

After crossing the street to get to the other side of the open trail we took a short break to discuss how adventurous biking in the rain is! Then we were back on our bikes and ready for the last few miles. That is when the rain was so light it was more like a nice mist to keep us from suffocating in the 175% humidity.

It was nice for a mile or so. I literally thought to myself, "I'm 10 or 11 miles in and this is wonderful!"

Then the rain stopped and it was a legit sauna… a sauna with a slick path. Every turn and hill was like riding on ice almost....an iced path full of mud puddles.

By the time it was over I was itchy mess from the mud stuck to my body. My sneakers were soaked through to the point that my socks squished as I walked.

It was a crazy bike ride but overall pretty awesome. Today I am a little sore and that means I did my body some good. It was fun; I felt a little bit like I was in the Tour de France and I love the Tour… or did when Lance was riding.

Anyway this point of this whole story is, yes, I do (now) enjoy "getting caught in the rain."

Maybe tonight at Happy Hour I'll try a Pina Colada.

xoxo Sara Marie