Impromptu ride with Gideon, after a busy day (see below). I was about to sit down to dinner when he asked if I had ridden yet today. So I rode over to his house after a quick bite, and we headed up to RB Rd. Had to ride my old bike since I discovered my rear tire was flat. We rode through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, the long way up by the water tower, and then through the Del Sur neighborhood. It was getting close to dusk by the time we got back to Camino del Sur, so we turned right and headed up to Artesian Rd, where we turned left and rode for a little over a mile before a short break and turning around. From there, it was a straight shot back to Gideon's house, and with a nice tailwind we made very good time. A couple of PRs after we got onto RB Rd, as I was pushing the pace about as hard as I could, and Gideon was right there the whole time. Both of us suffered. After dropping him off, I rode home via W Bernardo Dr. A short, but intense, ride.
Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 16.5 mi
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 185 W
Total elevation gain = 1080'
Avg heartrate = 127 bpm
Earlier in the day, we packed up a picnic lunch and drove down to Imperial Beach where we had reserved a Sea Doo for the day. Got to the marina and found the kiosk where they were set up, we packed up the stuff we wanted to take with us in plastic bags and got a short intro to driving the Sea Doo. It was pretty easy. No wake zone for 5-10 minutes until we got out into San Diego Bay, which was more choppy than I expected. Took it fairly slow until we got to the Coronado Bridge, and the water was a little calmer there. We rode along the shore and saw the Rady Shell, the Midway, Seaport Village, and the Star of India. Then we headed out into open water and rode over to Shelter Island, saw some sea lions and birds, and also saw an aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, coming in to port. That was pretty cool. Then we headed back to the starting point and took a break for lunch. The wind was picking up, and we noticed it when we headed back out after lunch. Oh, the no-wake zone canal took us right by the Russian oligarch's megayacht that was seized by the US government. There were some whitecaps out in the bay and a lot more spray and bumps in the ride. We headed over to calmer waters near the Silver Strand, and Ann drove the Sea Doo for a short while. Then we took off and rode in the same general direction as before, past the bridge but not as far toward Point Loma before I could tell that Ann was getting ready to stop. So we headed back, taking the long way over by Coronado and then coming in with the direction of the waves so it was a little calmer. All in all, it was a good day, more tiring driving the Sea Doo than I thought it would be. You have to pay attention the whole time, kind of like when riding a motorcycle.
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