Floods All Over

First of all let me say that the thoughts and wishes of the Sunday Morning Crew go out to all those affected by the floods inundating many parts of Australia at the moment. Any mentions of mud and water in this blog are made in the knowledge that lives have been lost and homes destroyed and the affect on our riding endeavours is trivial in comparison.

Mel, Tony, Roz and I ventured out that way under magnificent blue skies which is totally ironic given the fact that floods are washing through the town of Rochester about 40 minutes from where we are riding.

Although we are Mountain Bikers and we expect to get dirty the amount of rainfall recieved in recent times has created a new environment in which to ride. There is a whole new series of creeks and streams running through the bush that none of us have seen before.
To give you an idea Crusoe Reservoir which has been a dirty little pond for many years now has water running out its overflow. Mel lead the charge through the water and checked the way forward was safe for the rest of us.




Mel on the way back from checking the trail for Tony

 From Crusoe we headed across to Big Hill and the back of the Sandhurst Reservoir. The tracks were particularly soggy in this part. The ground is so water logged that there is water just bubbling up out of the ground in some places.

Its amazing that the tracks are still in as good as condition as they are.