Where's all the rain gone?

Today finally saw an afternoon of semi-clear skies.

The lowland flats around the Tweed Coast are slowly beginning to emerge from the mire induced by the daily rain fall of the last three weeks (which has included the much advertised flooding). With the emergence of dry(ish) land the smell( foul stench!! ) of the drowned and rotting vegetation is becoming quite overpowering in places such as Clothiers Creek Rd and Watti Bishop.

I've been managing to get a few short night rides in over the last few days. The first couple of rides in the wet this year saw me get myself a saddle sore (ingrown hair riding in wet chamois ?) which has slowly begun to heal ith the aid of anti-biotics. So I have been out of luck in trying to get in some consistent longer times in the saddle.

Mark called around on Sat. and we organised a flat ride along the Old Sand Mine Wooyong<->Ocean shores road next Saturday, using my old MTB (though it probably wont be required its use will save getting sand in every nook and cranny of my main bike). It has been about 15yrs since I travelled that stretch of gravel/sand so it will be interesting. We will probably be buzzed by offroad motorbike riders.