Yesterday’s wind was just a warm-up act for today’s nastiness.  We started the day with the wind at our back – for 5 minutes – which is just enough time to miss it when our route turned sharply right into it.  And that wind stayed with us for the full ride today, even getting stronger as the day progressed.  You would think that yesterday’s wind battle would leave us exhausted and unprepared for today.  Nope, we were faster and stronger.