Went out cycling yet again on Saturday as I continue to wait patiently for the best time to go hiking. The good news is Wilsons Prom has just been reopened to Day Visitors, with the longer walking tracks to be reopened shortly after. The fire threat has diminished to more sensible levels and the recent rain hopefully have re-filled the major water collection points along popular walking trails in Victoria.
Did the usual bike ride from home to Nunawading/Ringwood and back. Unfortunately, when I was riding back at a moderate speed of 25km/h, the bike chain snapped and literally flew off the bike into the bush. Somehow, my good luck didn't seem like ending. I didn't lose control or worse fall off the bike and crash into a tree. Unfortunately, it was a pretty sunny day and poor Tom walked all the way back to Kew from Nunawading (20km). * Sigh *, a 2 hour bike ride turned into a 4 hour trip, mostly walking in the sun pushing a bike...
Got the bike fixed 2 hours after in a bike shop and rode again on Sunday morning. I can't wait till the first hiking trip which is tentatively scheduled to take place this Easter. There's no better way of starting this year's hiking trips than visiting the highest peaks in Australia --- Kosciuszko National Park!
