Monday, and I sit in front of my window looking out at clear blue sky and the tiniest rustling of leaves. Just one day makes the difference.
Eleven of us fronted up in drippy foggy almost rain. It looked like it could improve. Ted was back on his bike after a long break and we welcomed a few new riders.
The tracks did not let us down, standard Marysville clay and slick. It is almost impossible to chose a track that doesn't have at least one tricky up or down hill and we were not to be disappointed. Mark had a bit of trouble with an old injury and pulled out early. Kat found the slippery up hills a bit challenging, though I think she did extremely well for a first ride.
It had started to rain a bit, my goggles and glasses were fogging up, can't see without the glasses
, so had to dispense with the goggles. We looped around the usual tracks a bit and found ourselves at the cake shop for an early lunch.
The cake shop was remarkably quiet, may-bee just the weather. Ted, Kat and Luke decided to call it a day so the rest of us wandered off to see what else we could find to slide around on.
As the afternoon progressed the rain was becoming real drops and not much fun anymore. It was time to go
. The final run back to the cars was not fun, my legs were cramping up a bit and my boots felt like they were full of water, however I had managed to keep upright all day.
Thank you one and all for coming, and your continuing support.
Phil R.
