April 12. Rode the scooter from the West Side to the East Side and back for the first time. Great fun, just need to learn which traffic rules I need and need not to obey. Later rode up and down the waterfront a few times to get a feel for handling, acceleration and speed. It’s gotten a lot warmer today, over eighty degrees, but on the Hudson there are freezing cold air masses that blow in over the water every few seconds and make it seem like you’re a few days in the past again.