John_Cook's blog

The weather forecast was favourable so Brian, Vaughan and I met up at Lilydale for an impromptu mid-week ride.  We rode off out the highway past Coldstream and turned off at St Huberts and checked out the scenery as we passed some lovely looking vineyards and orchards on our way to Yarra Glen.  We then bypassed town, crossed the aqueduct and climbed up past Christmas Hills.  We turned off at Watsons Creek and rode some tight back roads via Panton Hills and Hurstbridge to Nutfield where we met by a road closed sign.  We then took a road I’ve never ridden before

This retirement gig continues to challenge but I do my best to make the most of things. 
Greg and Vaughan joined me at Lilydale

this morning so that made group riding formalities very simple and simple suits us old farts – apologies to Greg and Vaughan. 

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Ah, this summer!  What can we say? 
    
a damp car park