The first ride of the new HumeBUG! The weather was atrocious today, and only five adults and three children met at Jacana Reserve at 10am to ride up through Broadmeadows Valley Park to Craigieburn. The idea was to have a BBQ where Hothlyn Drive crosses Aitken Creek, but the weather wasn’t helpful at all.
After departing Jacana Reserve, it wasn’t long before we had to detour due to flooding. The footbridge over the Yuroke Creek beside Dimboola Rd was awash with water, so we walked over the field (some of us tried to ride, but the ground was so wet we bogged down) to the road and rode along the footpath to the crossing point. We continued riding up the creek, stopping every so often to let the children catch up and to wring out our clothes. The children did well riding, especially considering the conditions. At Shanklands Boulevard, however, where we stopped under a gazebo, the parents decided the mother would ride to Roxburgh Park with the children while the father continued along the path.
At the tunnel under Somerton Rd, one adult rider decided to leave the group. At the path junction soon after Somerton Rd, the mother and children said good bye and the three remaining adults continued the ride to Craigieburn.
About a week or two ago I let Hume Council know of lots of rubbish, including broken glass, on the path under Heyfield Rd. This section of path has a bad reputation for this. Today, we couldn’t see the rubbish, but we couldn’t see anything of the path. It was a river! I can understand now how rubbish piles up in that section.
From the boundary of Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn, we rode in the onroad bike lanes to Bridgewater Rd. Another rider (the father actually) decided to leave the group there as it was more convenient for him. So, there were only two of us left. We made it to the Hothlyn Rd bridge over Aitken Creek and saw the marque put up by Hume Council. There was no BBQ, but the portable toilet and shelter were useful!
We hung around for nearly an hour, then when the other rider was picked up by a driver we parted.
It was a memorable first ride for the new HumeBUG.
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Well done to all riders. It was a very challenging day with many events on the day being "washed out".
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