Ride on 6/3/2020
Ten OnYerBikers arrived at the cold and windy Williams Landing Station ready to roll down the ramp to find Skeleton Creek and ride to Williamstown. We headed down the western side of the creek as had luckily been planned. The approach to the bridge over the creek to ride on the other side was under water. This was a portent of things to come. Anyway the western side is prettier as you get better views of the creek itself, plus the wetlands on that side. At the end near Sanctuary Lakes we crossed the creek pausing to admire the great views of the city.
Riding on to the Cheatham Wetlands we saw lots of birds. At the top of the 100 Steps of Federation we read out Rodney's fascinating history segment. Then it was on to the usual excellent coffee and conversation in Altona.
We chose the beach route rather than the lake route for the next leg of the ride. We headed out to Altona Wetlands where there were (ominously) a couple of parts of the path with giant puddles. Oh dear! At Kororoit Creek the ford was under fast flowing water. So we decided to go around this. Sadly, when we crossed the railway line to head up to Millers Rd, that path was flooded too. Cutting our losses we completed a circuit of Altona Wetlands and headed back to Seaholme Station.
The riding weather was very pleasant with lots of sunny breaks. Interestingly, it poured with rain just after we arrived back at Flinders Street.
Penny.