Tea for Two - FTG to Lysterfield

With more absentees than the St Kilda AFL team (Kirsten practicing for upcoming Iditarod with Husky puppy, Jon Daka Rallying through NSW and Jurgen doing a "Burke and Wills" on the Hawker trail in Sth OZ) - It was up tp Jurgen and self to invent a typically adventurous Alt Thurs Ride

The adventure started early when i locked myself out of home. Thx to Werner I got a lift to Boronia to pick up a spare key from Monika. Starting nearby at FTG Train Stn we were soon exiting the Rowville "burbs" and heading along quiet Churchill Rd to the amazing suburb of Lysterfield Sth where every Mansion looks like its trying to outdo the one next to it. Entering the Lysterfield National Park we took on a challenging Mountain Bike Trail where the real danger was one of us falling and the other running straight over the top of them. Somehow we made it through unscathed. Looking for a coffee shop we  stumbled across the newly opened and beautiful Orchard Cafe right at the entrance to the Lysterfield gates, It was a bit of a wait but the cakes and hot coffee were superb giving us another lovely stopping point.

Well fed we this time ignored Werners "Cow path" and headed through Birdsland to the Belgrave - FTG trail with a couple of detours through Upwey and along the FTG Quarry. A lovely days ride - thanks to Werner for saving my day ha !