Ooooh! I was SO excited about yesterday's (Sunday) ride! My first 'event' Have only been riding 3 or so months - a total newbie. It wasn't a serious one - just a navigational event riding around my hometown of Canberra in teams of two (I rode with the BF) - but went for four hours and covered plenty of kilometres for me! It was so much fun - one control point was on a little island in the middle of a lake, and a team member from each team had to swim across to it. Glad it wasn't me, although I think some people secretly enjoyed getting to strip down to bare essentials and get wet

Which brings me to this point: In the midst of the Australian summer, I look at these photos and comments of you guys riding in the depths of winter and think, Oh my goodness you're brave! I just hope I can muster up as much enthusiasm (and warm clothing) when it starts getting cold here! And its not half as cold as over there I'm sure....