For the entirety of this trip I have been able to enjoy pretty much perfect weather on terms of autumn, so it was about time for a change, coming with a thunder, literally.

At morning, when I had just gotten my bags packed, some drops started coming. Initially I thought I'd wait it out, but looking at the weather cast, it was to be more or less raining throughout the day. So I think "fuck it" and start pedaling with a poncho on my shoulders.

After few kilometers the rain intensified and it was like all of the monsoon coming down onto me, accompanied with an occasional flash above the fields of countryside, followed with a thunder on a couple second delay.

And there I was; a soaking wet man with a poncho fluttering like Batman's cloak - though green this time - in conditions that must've raised some questions about my sanity from the passing cars.

But I was surprisingly fine with the situation. Perhaps that is thanks to my conditioning for cold showers - and today was quite warm still, 16 celsius. Well, that is relative; for someone from the equator that might've felt like ice age. But as long as kept going, I was warm, except for my fingers getting little stiff.

I kinda liked it, because it set out a challenge for me - bit of a mental game. What's the worst that really can happen? Getting wet? I thought we already do that deliberately by swimming. Ain't heard of a man dying from rain directly.

Food

My cooking solution is a stove, using the sticks from nature as a fuel, and while I knew that cooking during or after heavy rain is almost impossible, it was a conscious choice, because I could still eat dry and canned food - or go to buffet, like I decided today.

Now, I'm living on a budget, however, when I go to a buffet, I'm stuffing myself so full that I probably eat in front of two days. Though I need to admit: I ate in a buffet yesterday too, but that was an impulse of a moment, because I was initially just loading my battery on a gas station, but couldn't resist the buffet right under my nose since I hadn't yet eaten anything on the day.
Of course, trying to maximize the value I paid (10€), I ate so much that I simply couldn't put another bite down anymore. It indeed kept me content for a while since the next time I ate was today at the chinese buffet in Forssa - almost a 24 hour fast.

Today, I optimized my eating performance to get the maximum value and calories: couple hours before planning to go to the buffet I drank as much water in a short period as I could - this is to stretch out the stomach to increase its capacity. And I'm pretty happy with my performance: 4 and a half plates of food, most of which meat (the previous day I learned in a chat with other Steemians that meat contains more calories per gram than carbs - fat, high condense of energy, makes sense).

^{Maybe I'm taking it bit too far with the eating...}

Back to the weather...

After eating at the buffet, I set out to a gas station to load my battery before ghe next heavy rain hit. Obviously at this point I was thinking I need to find a place to camp for the night.

After a while, there was a moment of peace and I took the opportunity - there was supposed to come another wave of rain for the whole night.

So, here I am under my tarp, that I managed to tune nice and tight so water would flow nicely over it and not form any ponds on it - then some of the water might come through.

It is another kind of happiness to sleep under a rainy sky and manage to stay cozy under a shelter wearing dry sweater, sweatpants and fresh pair of merino socks - I'm a happy camper.

Just few pictures from Forssa, didn't take much today - rain correlates.

^{Forssa is marketed as the city with many parks.}