In Keeping with History

After an hours riding we were singing the praises of JB who had not only had planned todays ride from spider like lines on Google Maps (read back roads) but had somehow discovered the only 3 flat roads in the whole of the Dandenongs !

Another 5 minutes on and we were ready to string him (nicely of course) up a lamp post as in keeping with VE day celebrations he'd guided us down an umarked road / path / trail / swamp that bore great similarity to the field of the Somme after battle (I know, I know that was WW1)

We'd started the cool morning by Emerald Library and proceeded this time down Stillwells Deviation heading in the general direction of the Yellingbo conservation forest (we didn't even know there was one) before finding our nemesis Evans Rd

The initial trail riding soon brought us to a swamp that looked just marginally short in area of the Florida Everglades. Sending Jurgen out on an exploratory mission we found a bypass through thick bush, over a rickety home made bridge, through someone's rural backyard and under (read commando crawl) barbed wire to finally get back on track

Joyful at being alive we took in the spectacular hill top scenery of god knows where before making our way back to Cockatoo (passing Warby Gordon and Sue) for a well earned coffee. From here it was a good but hilly ride back to Emerald along Paternoster road to complete a uniquely enjoyable day !   

Evans Rd

Jungle Warfare

We had to crawl under the barbed wire

The great Escape