What a difference a week makes. Last week November 13 – 15 I cycled to work. It was a little nippy going to work, but coming home the temperature was in the double digits. The weather was unbelievable, by Friday the temperature was 17-18 degrees centigrade. Bonus riding weather.
By Sunday, the weather changed completely. Forecasts of 10 -20cm of snow, snow squalls and freezing temperatures. Fortunately we didn\’t get the heavy snowfalls, just a dusting, the temperature is minus 2 with a windchill of minus 14. At work I am wearing four layers: merino wool long sleeve undershirt, short-sleeve Bradford Greenhouse (BGH) t.shirt, BGH fleece jacket and a BGH wind-breaker. I keep warm by hauling urn inserts from the warehouse to the front of the nursery averaging about 10-12 kms a day and 18,000+ steps!
One more month left to work (December 18 is my last day) and then a couple of weeks off before we head to the sun and heat of South-East Asia.
Applied for our visas for Vietnam last Tuesday and received them yesterday (Monday November 21, 2016). I think we will be booking flights this week-end!
I am usually too tired to get on my bike to train when I get home from work. I will have to ride on my days off.
Although the first section of Vietnam south, along the coast is relatively flat and the legs quickly get accustomed to riding every day again.
Sorry about the cold weather. Not bad here yet, days are usually in mid 40sF to 50sF and down to 30sF at night. No snow yet, and I don’t need it. Hope you enjoy Vietnam better than I did (damn war got in the way of site seeing). Despite the war, I do remember there were some beautiful jungle areas. Take or get plenty of mosquito repelant. The Air Force sprayed the base areas twice a week with DDT to kill the mosquitoes. Maybe that is what’s wrong with me, no Agent Orange just good old DDT.
As always enjoy and be safe.
It is going to be interesting traveling through areas that you may recognize from your experience there. I think our experience is going to be better than yours. Lots of mosquito repellant and of course taking our mossie nets.