By carrinm on Skatehive
Today starts the annual Australian Bike Friday gathering with a ride west up the Great Southern Rail Trail. Ride organiser says to ride until you are half tired or half battery and turn back. Makes for a good ride model as there is no waiting at key turns for the mob to catch up. Just ride and explore and come back My plan for today is for a rolling rest day up the section of GSRT we have not cycled - a short 12kms to Fish Creek with a climb up away from the coastal plain Trestle bridge - a bit fall down - we ride around it View through the trees toward Wilson's Promontory A little further was a side track to a lookout. Was a bit steeper than expected. Came close to falling when the front wheel went onto the grass verge - luckily was able to grab a sturdy fence post to arrest the fall. Spied a cluster of these mushrooms. Apparently, they are edible - red cap milk caps. Virginia from Lithuania stopped with Lexie and got excited - she knows what they are. Her husband was waiting a long w