There’s something absolutely fantastic about riding a bike in a rainstorm. Especially one like today’s, with its almost warm water. I was drenched to the bone in about 30 seconds, so there was no point in trying to stay dry. I was riding through 8″ deep water at one point, and almost got pushed over by a current caused by water emptying from a cross-street. Water everywhere! It was incredible.

But gods, did I smile the entire way home.

Two notes: 1) the storm let up about 3 minutes after I got home. 2) despite the fact that I was as wet as a drowned rat, the bag I was carrying managed to keep everything inside it dry, including my precious burrito.