Mon Feb 19 21:39:47 2007
Cool Enough for Cycling
The search for hills
Since we came back from Adelaide, it's been too hot for much physical exertion. After a few days of forced inactivity, I start to moan and whinge. Or so I'm told. Today, after work the temperature was about 25, the sun was shining and the winds were light. I grabbed my bike and headed east through the city looking for hills.
Melbourne is on the alluvial plain of the Yarra. You have to go 35kms to find anything really worth climbing. However, a few kilometers out there are some bits that aren't totally flat. The journey through the city is a bit frustrating on a bike. The lights are timed for cars doing 50kph. Doing 25-30 you get caught. By. Every. Sodding. One.
Out to Ikea, and the hills in Studley Park. Happiness. Then I came home along the Yarra River Trail in the setting sun.