Bravely or stupidly, yesterday afternoon I decided I’d had enough of the great indoors,  grabbed a bike and headed towards a spot along the Pine River at Bald Hills. This despite the blobs of red and orange approaching on the weather radar. All was well until the sky decided it had given me enough chances to retreat and simply let ‘er rip. Shirt clinging to body, shoes full of water and brakes howling, I was holed up outside a nearby 7Eleven chewing on a piece of banana bread and sipping on a Coke for over half an hour before being able to head for home. It still beat sitting inside though and I’d definitely do it again.