Something to...

Well it's been a while since my last.... blah-blah....

Anyway I haven't bothered to post until there is something new besides the weather, wet and stormy of late. So here goes...

A new Bicycle Shop has opened locally in Cabarita. A 9-5 weekday supply and repair store stocking Huffy and Giant amongst other brands all at reasonable opening store prices. I'll get some parts and servicing done on my bike in the coming weeks, The drive chain is stretched and the rear cluster needs replacing from wear and tear. (mainly it's lack of maintenance after riding some of the local dusty roads but mainly it is slackness on my part and some small part due to the kms we have travelled since we met last February)

In other news my daughter has returned from Japan. Which is very nice listening to her regale stories of her first OS trip!

And lastly I have finally got permission to access the Moobal Forest from Cudgera Creek Road and so will be able to complete some cruising circuits through the forest and Wardrop Valley in the coming months. But will wait for company. In amongst the hills and bush fire trails, being so far from aid and the closeness to some slithering sun loving reptiles could result in.... anyway I asked about taking another rider or two with me and that's cool.

While I'm here might as well say today's ride saw a wallaby, a goanna, and a live brown snake (cudgera creek road hill) and yes, you guessed it... the swooping attack of the nesting Magpie(s) resident on Round Mountain Road near the Hastings Point Sewer Works.

I'm not sure but it seemed like it was 2 separate birds as the attack was sustained over a distance of at least 250 meters. With me getting a weary arm from waving it about above my head as "the bird?" performed its ritual drop out of the sky, wings beating into a stall and then lunging at the helmet with it's beak. Ah Spring!