Melbourne Day 6 - Mitcham

Day 6 was a little cold & overcast at the start and we were all hoping the rain would hold off - we would be a long way from tram & train stops for a while. We started off from Mitcham station with 45 hilly kms between us & the city.We soon warmed up as we got going
We soon met up with the freeway - the bikeway that ran alongside was fast and flowing so we made great time

but there was still time to show the locals that you're never too old to have fun along the way
We stopped for lunch at a pub called 'The Harp', who were very gracious about the large amount of sweaty skate stuff we dumped in a corner
After the pub there was time for a photoshoot
before a stiff climb to help burn off the calories and show us how far we still had to go

There was a fantastic little twisty downhill section just after this that I managed with virtually no brake, so I was happy to hit the level ground of the pipebridge at the bottom
From here on in we followed Merri creek bikepath past the Carlton & United brewery - lowering our heads in silent prayer for the senseless waste of so much promising barley & hops - and finally reached the Yarra. From here it was a long 6km to the apartments and a much needed sit (or lie) down