21.38km / 1:10:37 / 224m / 36.0°C
Forecast today was for catastrophic dangerous hot weather … then it seemed to all be a bit of a damp squib, the morning and early afternoon were cool to warm. Mid afternoon it warmed up a bit, but the cloud cover kept it below 30°C … so of course I didn’t go out for a ride until late, when the clouds had burnt away, the wind picked up to hot dry and gusty, and the temperature was up in the mid to high 30’s
I couldn’t quite work out where the wind was coming from, seemed almost NE at some times, all I was hoping was that when I turned around to head home it would be behind me more than in front of me! I seemed to get that bit right. Off up the Gardiners Creek trail to try and stay under tree cover in the shade, although the thrashing branches and creaking trees were a bit alarming at times. From Deakin Uni I turned west off along random roads I’ve never ridden, then south a bit and found myself at the Burwood cemetery. Further south and more west including some unpleasant climbs in the heat and I’d made it to the Anniversary trail, then from there back home I was in known territory
Overcast clouds, 36°C, Feels like 37°C, Humidity 35%, Wind 4m/s from WNW - by Klimat.app
My 1526th day in a row riding a bike; the last 6 days of 2019, my and all of ‘21, ‘22, ‘23 and 2024 so far…
Garmin / Strava / ridewithgps
