Tuesday evening the weather forecast a window for ideal cycling, ready for the taking, the next day. Kirsten was not convinced and agreed to confirm the following morning. Overnight we had around +20mm of rain so we were in for some wading. Arriving at Stud road for an 11 am start she was still less than convinced so the two of us headed for Berwick under mounting darkening cloud. It took about an hour or so before the wind began to rise and blew the cloud away and Kirsten began to smile as the sun positively shone. As we worked our way through the Doveton Wetlands we were forced to devise new rites of passage away from flooded pathways. Onward to Berwick then more with the Hallam Wetlands, exploring various options as the headwinds increased before lunching in Hampton Park Macca's car park and the added bonus of a visit from Yvonne. On-On to Cranbourne via some very dodgy roadworks. Some colourful comment on the state of Kirsten's cycle pants from a "passeed" walker. Then some long loping kilometers through new roadways in the outer suburbs as we worked our way back to Stud Road via Berwick and Doveton's rising flood waters. Looks like a promising new route for long loping kilometers.
74.5 kms
Helen
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