Warm rain and wet roads

This morning I enjoyed a shorter ride with my friend Sharon.  We were the only two riders in our group who showed up; the other four must have checked the forecast.  We shortened the ride when the rain started to fall in earnest. I discovered that riding in the rain can be pleasant when the temperature and the rain are both warm and gentle; it's more like riding through soup.  The biggest downside is the soggy diaper feeling at coffee time after the ride.  I'm starting to think about my riding week a lot more now; making lists, reading blogs of riders, learning from their struggles...