A spectacular, but cold, ride to work

Oh what a beautiful morning! Another truly spectacular sunrise. When I left in early nautical twilight the sky was lightening with several bright stars still in the eastern sky. Plenty of frost on the ground near the school and again going down Gungahlin Drive. The warmest spot was actually at the top of Palmerston – or was I just hot from effort getting up the hill. Despite being -3.5^o at 6.30am (When I was going down Northbourne Avenue) I was cosy in my spencer and Ice Queen shirt with just my Aldi lightweight jacket – and I did have my scarf on.

Although not officially the coldest temperature, the coldest part of the ride was on Kelleway Avenue when my nose nearly froze and then on Ann Clarke St when my fingers felt rather cool. Apart from that I was cuddly and warm for the duration. In fact I was surprised to read it was quite that cold.

The lake was steaming it looked wonderful. Saw the two balloons setting up for take-off on the lawns of Old Parliament House. Another enjoyable ride in despite my average speed being down slightly and the trip taking around 1 minute longer than usual. Part of the trip seemed to take more effort this morning.

I am really looking forward to my new pedals, but I am concerned I might fall off. I’ve been trying to practice but struggle to work out which foot to put down. My current thinking is to release both feet sooner rather than later and then once I am used to them, work out what actually works best for me.