A spring weekend in Melbourne

The weather has been warming up and on the weekend we decided to take advantage of it. On Saturday it was 26 degrees, we went for a bike ride along the beaches of Melbourne’s southern suburbs. We took our bikes on the train into the city to Flinders’ Street station and then transferred trains to take us to Brighton Beach. This is south east of the centre of the city.
As we rode about 11km from Brighton Beach to the Port of Melbourne we rode through different areas. At times there could be beach on one side and road on the other. Or beach and green park lands, restaurants and lavish houses that look like they could be in Miami or Beverly Hills. Not only were there beaches for people, but also beaches for dogs and their owners.
On the beach people could be seen sun-bathing, reading, sleeping, flying a kite or in the water cooling off. Further on the horizon you could see sailboats out for a leisurely sail or racing with other sailboats.

As I was riding and taking in all the sites, I was enjoying the sun and the warmth. I was amazed that I was doing this in November and that there was no icky humidity.

After our ride we headed to a park to meet up with some friends and enjoyed the afternoon sitting out in the sun, having lunch and talking. It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.