14th SEPTEMBER 2012
Present:
Ute
Crawford
Peter
Crawford
Lauren
Tucker
Tom
Fryer
Sandra
Allan ) Leaders
Richard
Allan)
Today's
ride started from opposite Morgan's Seafood Restaurant at
Scarborough, a good location with plenty of parking and picnic area
with tables for lunch later.
A
fine day with blue skies and sunshine but a southerly wind blew which
made our ride a little more challenging. Our first stop was at
Woody Point where we stopped for a welcome cup of coffee before
riding on to the Ted Smout Bridge. As well as the three traffic lanes on the bridge, there is also a 4.5 metre wide shared pedestrian and cycle path. A great riding surface with two
lanes, one for walkers and the other for cyclists. A good location
for a short 3 k burn out! Richard kept assuring us that when we
reached Sandgate and turned around, the southerly would be blowing us
back to Scarborough making the ride very easy. Alas, just when we
got to Sandgate the wind changed to a north-easterly. You can never
trust a Scot!
In
all we clocked up a total round trip of 44 kilometres. We enjoyed a
picnic lunch before hitting the road for home. A good day.
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| Coffee at Woody Point |
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| At Sandgate, Ted Smout Bridge in background |
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