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After a short intermission, I am back in Urbana\/Champaign again. I have dropped off my rental car and found a hotel. Plan is to head westward direction Springfield tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was nice to get a short break and come through Austin again. I got my bicycle tuned up including replacing the chain and cassette. The drive train wasn’t as stretched\/worn as I anticipated but good to get this done as a preventative measure. I left a few small things in my storage locker and also picked up a speaker to try on the bike and a pair of shorts that was one size smaller. I also stopped in for medical appointment and updated prescriptions. Also nice to visit with friends – though I didn’t stop through work or inspect my townhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Austin was in middle of a heat wave, with high temperatures mostly above 100F and heat index even higher. This was a good reminder how fortunate I’ve been with cooler temperatures further north, though I expect some hot times particularly in July and August. Perhaps a good excuse to take a weather rest day here or there. I was mostly inside during hot times of the day and ended up taking several online Coursera classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also made a few minor updates to the web pages including figuring out how Strava routes embed and updating the photos<\/a> page with more recent pictures. Below is an example of a Strava map properly embedded. Not particularly exciting other than showing how I bicycled from dropping off the rental car to the furthest southwest motel I could find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t