A fantastic day! We met up with Andrew and Marcia Imison and their children; Harry, Tim and Katherine for a 30 km bike ride from Albany to the Wind Farm and back. The weather was perfect for cycling and we had fantastic views across King George Sound and Princess Royal Harbour. The warm weather attracted the Skinks (a lizard with a short fat tail) out on to the cycle paths; they seemed to enjoy playing “Chicken” with the approaching cyclists.
Harry put in a few attacks, sprinting past us on a few occasions but he was soon caught by the determined Peloton. Emily was first to reach the Wind Farm, although she took advantage of some fierce pace-setting by Andrew (with Katherine giving encouragement from the half-wheeler). We had a snack lunch at the Wind Farm Lookout, the views along the coast and inland were spectacular.
26th April, 2013. Bike ride from Albany to the Wind Farm.
The return trip started with a high-speed freewheel downhill to the local prison but, despite my best efforts, Charlotte would not agree to booking the children in for afternoon childcare. Once we hit the flat roads Oliver, determined to be first to reach Albany, launched an attack with Harry in hot pursuit. But we regrouped when we reached a tricky off-road section which include crossing the railway line. The last section of cycle path around Mount Adelaide had some nasty little climbs so it was a close run race to the finish – Harry and Andrew eased up when we reached the cafe so Oliver claimed victory by “adjusting” the position of the finish line.
We had a leisurely lunch at the Imison team headquarters/holiday house followed by some afternoon downtime. I went for a swim in the sea to cool down my swollen knee which seems to be on the mend. We joined the Imisons for dinner at the Curry Leaf Indian restaurant – the food was very good and much needed after the day’s exertions.