I continue to work on returning to the fitness level before the interruption of Hurricane Beryl and health. Third bike ride in a row increasing the distance. My neck and shoulder muscles are complaining less at the end of the ride thank goodness. Today I rode south and east on the Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway route. The last time I rode this route was November 7th, 2023. The roads are part of other routes so nothing new there, just this combination. I rode 30.82 miles eclipsing yesterday’s mileage. Looking back at the ride history for this route the average distance is about 30 miles. I have a shot at 100 miles for the week which will help me with the August goal of 904 miles. Today I started at 10:25 AM and finished at 1:07 PM. August weather is here. Weather: Start 87 degrees, humidity 70%, dew point 75.9, a few clouds, wind S 6 mph; Finish 92 degrees, humidity 62%, dew point 76.8, partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph.

More of the Volta do Portugal with stage 7 today. (correcting my stage number error from yesterday) Great scenery.