Pleasant In Unpleasantness

We left at 9. Raindrops started appearing on my balcony at 10 til. We'd go, at least, to Wayzata, once there we'd see how we felt, and what the conditions were like.
More wet, wind and cold was what waited at Wayzata, and you are right, any sane, coherent persons would've called it a day. So, it was on to Delano.
Wind was out of the north with gusts near 20 mph. I changed the route a little to keep it a crosswind instead of a straight on frontal attack. As if the weather conditions weren't arduous enough, we also got to change two flat tires.
Instead of our usual stop in Delano, we figured it to be a good idea to replenish our supply of CO2 cartridges, and stopped at the local sports store. Who knows how many more flats we might have to change on the way home. We also got ourselves a little fuel.
And about the way home, I decided to show Amy a new route. New, or different is not something that either one of us really jump at, but to her credit, she was willing to give it a try. The new route had less traffic, better scenery, and a little more cover from the wind, and, Amy is convinced, and not too happy about, it also has many more rollers. She might be right, so the new route did not win a whole lot of praise from Amy. I still like it better.
We'd grown pretty accustomed to the cold, our gloved hands and bootie covered feet were staying at a consistently wet and delightfully cool 44 degrees. But, as we stated more than once, "they've been colder".
You know, as unpleasant as I'm trying to make this sound, it really turned out to be a nice ride. It's Saturday, I was on my bike, and was with a really good friend. And like Amy said, what else was there to do? And oh yeah, this cup of hot chocolate, with it's special ingredient, ain't hurtin' my attitude either. 76/17.7