another weekend of mud

i should have guessed that weekends=rain by now. saturday started off nice enough... melissa and i went down to arrowhead trails in macon to scout out the area for the upcoming xterra off-road tri coming in june. we happened to run into cath & jane down there too while we were trying to figure out where the heck the trails were. we found some small arrows and colored ribbon that marked some barely-there trails. I know that SORBA-OMBA is working on this trail system, but they just don't seem to be in shape for a big event. they weren't very groomed, very tight and twisty (making for impossible passing), and then quite technical, esp when compared to last year's venue (dauset). after riding and scouting out the area for a bit, we decided to go for a swim in lake tobesofkee. a small beach near the camping area looked the safest (nicer areas were a bit more open and therefore to close to the crazy jet skiers). a sign stated No Lifeguard On Duty & Swim At Your Own Risk. (then in smaller type more rules, including don't swim outside the buoys). well the swim area was fairly small and churned up by splashing kids. and there was a lifeguard there for some reason. we took our chances and after a lap inside, kept going past the buoys. then the whistles and shouts started. geeze louise people. do we look (dressed in our bike shorts & tri tops) like we're out just frolicking?? no, we're here for a purpose. and we're swimming at our own risk. well with all the kids yelling, we had no choice but to get out. we called it a day. and after picking 2 ticks off me, i consider the day to be a bust.

sunday was supposed to be nice (with the rain moving in on monday). well, the sprinkles started on saturday evening and only got worse as sunday progressed. josh and i went to conyers and dodged raindrops on our bikes. it was actually a nice ride as long as i stayed off the slick scary granite. it was amazing how cool it got outside (josh looked like a rainbow with all his misc gear on to keep him warm :-) i can't remember how many laps we did, but i'm sure it was negated by the pizza & beer for dinner.

and monday (it being memorial day weekend) remained wet and soggy, forcing me to stay inside and get caught up on work stuff. (or, sorta caught up)