Today's ride was with the group I'll be following for next Sunday's Around the Bay event - a 210 Km sportive around Melbourne's bay area just South of the CBD. Kinglake is far North of this area, picked by the leader of the Lewis Holdway Lawyers group. I met this bunch by accident. Out for a solo training ride one morning, I bumped into someone from MUcyc who then asked me to come along. It was a fortunate twist of fate - these guys are capable, witty and just nice to be with!
Meng had cramps, had to lie down while we massaged his wooden legs - they were really hard, and apparently painful. At the mountaintop town...
Meng: "That wasn't fun"
Michelle: "But it sure was funny!"
I concur.
Kinglake was recently devastated by a bushfire, part of which engulfed a small village without warning and left 100 people dead. From the mountain top, the charred trees still litter the landscape but, compliments to nature's resilience, shrubs and vines have begun to colour the ground green again. It was the longest climb I've ever tackled, but not the hardest. Erm... a little fella by the roadside didn't have such a good time on Kinglake...
Warning.
Accident.
The Great Tree, the only one with leaves
The charred remains of Mordor
But there's still a little magic
And Warren's bike matches it all :)
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