Headwind

The trip home can be met with resistance

“I was having second thoughts about my say ‘yes’ philosophy when my legs cramped up five k into the thirty k trip.”

“So, you’ve blasted way the hell out here on a massive tailwind, well done. It’s going to be a hell of a ride getting back to town. Ready to work?”

“Naw man, I’ve got it all worked out. I’ll stay on the trail for a bit, jump on the road near Mineville then head inland. I figure I’ll get away from the ocean. Get away from the wind. I’m heading home, not to the shop so I can cut across kind of on a diagonal.”

They say my granddad could skate faster than the wind. Here, my pal wanted to out-think the wind.

“You think that will work, you’ll find an easier route out of the wind?”

“I hope so man.”

I ran into him at the shop the next day.

“How did you make out on the trip home?”

“Awww dude… It was ugly. I was having second thoughts about my say ‘yes’ philosophy when my legs cramped up five k into the thirty k trip.”

“Yeah?”

“But then I remembered the speed. My route didn’t totally avoid …