What's missing?
Fairfield Boathouse.
A few boats that got away from the boathouse at some stage.
In the heart of the city.
Saturday, November 12th.
I stayed in Melbourne this weekend to do
reports, but as usual I found other distractions to give me a break
from the tedium. First off, I needed to go to the grocery store and
while there decided to buy my salad supplies. When I returned to the
car which was parked in a full lot, I looked for my car and when I
saw it, I checked the license to make sure it was the right one, only
there was no license! I knew it was my car by the dent in the side,
so I went around the front to check on that plate and found it was
missing too! So I went home and phoned the police and they told me to
come to the station and get a theft report which would allow me to
drive until I could get to VicRoads for new plates, which I did. I was served by a nice young constable who told me that plates get stolen regularly and are often used for crime, break ins, gas theft or burglaries. With all the surveillance cameras around they don't want their license showing up.
Then I worked on reports for the rest of
the morning and then, since it was a nice day and predicted to be
better than tomorrow, I decided to go for a bicycle ride. I had heard
about the Fairfield Boathouse and the parks and riding trails around
there, so I headed out. I rode the roads to get there and after a
number of twists and turns I found the park. The boathouse is on a
branch of the Yarra River. It is an old restaurant/bar that serves
lunch and dinner. They also rent row boats and canoes.
I walked around exploring for a bit,
before deciding to ride through the park. I rode across the orange
bridge in the photo and found the Main Yarra Trail. I cycled that for
an hour or so before heading back. It gave several good views of the
CBD and went through the Richmond Children's Farm complete with
sheep, cows, horses, and goats. When I got back to the boathouse I
stopped for a drink and watched a wedding reception and some of the
guests who ventured out in the boats but clearly didn't know how to
row.
I got home about 8:00 and spent the
evening ostensibly working on reports (but also working on the
internet looking for a James ticket or places to go up the east coast
on the way home).
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