we heart cycling

The river-side cycle path that leads from Rich's place into the city, a pretty nice ride to do into work if you were working there. The river tracks also get packed at lunchtime and after hours when the fit people of Melbourne are out and about jogging keeping themselves buff and beautiful! There are also often people especially schools and uni students rowing in the river. It was great to be able to borrow a bike from the Gannon household and explore the city, trying my hardest not to get stuck in any tram lines. One day we met up for lunch and cycled over to Abbotsford Convent where we went for a delicious meal at a not-for-profit veggie restaurant aptly named Lentil As Anything, where you fill up a plate from the buffet and then pay a donation. An array of aubergine curry, dahl, veggie stew, potato fritters, salads, rice and more was on offer. After satisfying our taste-buds we took to our bikes and cycled along the Yarra River and then up a popular cycling track to get a good view across the city. While cycling Rich explained that the strange toast slash muesli slash yeasty smell i was experiencing was coming from the Carlton brewery which was close by.