It's my annual winter ride in Florida, but things turned out a little differently this year. Day 1 featured a massive headwind that whittled down my energy and made for, um, challenging audio conditions. It was only 40 miles, but would the wind prevail?

Florida 2023 - Day 1 Folks, I ended up having to toss about 30 minutes of witty banter and ride info because the headwinds from Tampa to Lakeland were simply brutal. I used a dedicated recorder with a "dead cat" lavalier microphone and the winds still managed to cut through.   Some of what you hear won't sound great, but the vast majority is understandable. I solved the problem for next week's episode so you only have to put up with it for a week.   But this was a really fun ride and I can't wait for you to listen... so... off we go!   STATISTICS Average wind sustained headwind speed 20 mph Average speed 8.3 mph Cortados in Ybor City 1 Number of times I committed Carny ride slander that was lost to the headwinds in Plant City minimum of 9 times Coke floats that rescued my energy 0 Separately purchased Coke and ice cream that rescued my energy 1 each Miles biked 41 Flats 0