Albion Station Circuit via the Kororoit Creek, Federation, Ring Road and Derrimut Trails

Ride on 23 August 2019

We had 19 riders, a good turnout for Friday's ride.

After alighting at Albion Station we had a lovely ride down the Kororoit Creek Path to the Federation Trail. This is one of the nicest rides in Melbourne, especially in the glorious sunny weather we enjoyed on the day.

After negotiating a flooded section of the Fed Trail we enjoyed a bonzer dinkum Aussie brunch at Hungry Jay's Cafe on Doherty's Road eg one cutting edge fusion dish enjoyed was fried rice with beef ragout. Top that Matt, George and Gary!

Heading off from Jay's we headed back to Albion Station via the Western Ring Rd Path, Federation Way and theDerrimut Trail. (For some reason I kept on thinking about the Donner Party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party) .

Overall a pleasant outing.

Ross

Jeff's Shed to Sandringham via the Beach

Ride on 16th August 2019

We had eleven riders today. I was tricked into leading the ride by a certain person - nameless - which I was not keen to do as my sense of direction is not very sound but at least I knew the route to Sandringham. Though the weather was not looking good when I left home, when we got to Jeff's Shed there was bright sunshine. And it proved a glorious day for riding along the bay. The beach was very calm, very blue and all the riders enjoyed the beautiful weather. We took the usual bayside trail to Sandringham where we arrived at 11.30 and then lunch at the Sandy Pub was its usual deliciousness and always reasonably priced. By the end of the meal however, the heavens opened up on us so we stayed a little to see if it would pass but no, unfortunately! So we had to retreat to the station and take the train back home. We only got a few drops wet!
Thanks to you all for trusting my dodgy directions to lead. And hope Brett you enjoyed the group too.

Paul

Special note: Paul’s sense of direction was perfect!