City to Brighton Return

Ride on 18/6/2020

We had a very good turn out today with 21 riders. The weather was luverly, sunny, very crisp, no wind at first and a mild breeze later. The Bay bordered on the glassy. Rodney provided his usual excellent Indigenous Notes

Ross’s Group
Coffee & c. was had at the Brighton Baths where Joy joined us. It was very good to see Joy and great to hear she'll be back OHB in a cupola weeks or so. From the Baths some rode on further down the Bay Path to catch the train &/or have a longer ride while the rest of us rode back to the City via the Bay Path and Light Rail Path. 

Penny's Group
What a beautiful day. Ross must have lined up the weather gods again! We stopped at two places. First, the statue of Peter Norman (photo attached). Thanks to Rodney, we have information about this athlete. See his notes, Peter Norman Memorial.

The second stop was on top of the hill at Point Ormond where we attempted to match the features in Rodney's poster with what we could see from the lookout. We had morning tea at North Point before heading home via Port Melbourne and the rail trail to Jeff's Shed.

Jeff's Shed to Williamstown Return

Ride on 11/6/2020

We had a very good turn out today with 21 riders scoffing at the morning cold. The weather was luverly, sunny, no wind and very crisp. Hobson's Bay and the river bordered on the glassy and the fish were on the bite at The Warmies. Yer wouldn't be dead for quids.

Ross’s Group:
The ride down to Willy was enjoyable and uneventful. We stopped at the The Famine Rock located in The Strand and Rodney spoke about its significance. Coffee & c. were had in Commonwealth Park in Nelson Place. It was delightful soaking up the winter sun and catching up with OYB'ers while rigorously
observing social distancing. Five riders continued along the Bay Path to Altona and I'm sure enjoyed the glorious conditions. 

Penny's Group:
We met at Costco ready to roll across Footscray Rd alongside the heavy traffic. As we swept down Hyde St we were amazed at the number of trucks coming in on one of the crossroads. We eventually arrived at the Famine Rock, the memorial to young women who came out from Ireland. Very interesting. One orphan committed suicide after becoming pregnant to her master. Or did his jealous wife kill her? We enjoyed morning tea in bright sunshine before heading back. On the way home we detoured up the Maribyrnong River past the Meiji Temple and across the old cattle sale yards near Flemington, finishing at the Capital City Trail.