sadsacnews2013: TRAMPS: Trafalgar

Around sixteen riders presented at Trafalgar for what was predicted to be a rather wet day.
How wrong could they have been? The day turned out to be one of the best, weather wise, for this time of the year. The route itself was somewhat front loaded in terms of hills and distance. It started out flat enough with a run along the North Canal Road before heading into the hills for the run through Shady Creek. While the group did spread out a bit on the hills the lead bunch minimised the gaps by encouraging the leader to tell us a story on the main climbs, hardly a difficult task. Once clear of the serious climbs only a couple of pinches were encountered on the run into town.
Lunch was enjoyed in the sheltered area of the park as the mandatory birthday party was being held in the sunshine. Some locals, who shared our lunch location, did cause the team captain some distress as they appeared to discard half a box of perfectly good chips. Hopefully the cakes and Tim Tams managed to calm him down a bit.
The return journey was very enjoyable with the weather behaving itself and the countryside far more relaxed.
By the time we reappeared at Trafalgar the group seemed rather happy with the exercise. It was another worthwhile event.