riding 1:53:00 [3]
Since we were going to a concert, er I mean festival*, at McLaren Vale, I deided to ride there and be met by Geoff with a change of clothes. This worked out well, although heading south for a couple of hours was into a headwind nearly all the way. From Reynella I decided to take the Coast to Vines rail trail which parallels Main South rd on the east side, rather than the bike path alongside the expressway which would have been more exposed and has more ups & downs. Favourably impressed with the rail trail; even though it is a bit slower and has more road crossings, it was more scenic and sheltered.
*The Gorgeous Festival**. Not a particularly original name, or very well promoted/attended (possibly because of $100 tickets - and they would have done much better not to charge twice that for an enclosed seated area right at the front with hardly anyone in it) but a good lineup including Josh Pyke and Icehouse. Now, if ever I am a guest on Rockwiz, I will have to answer the question 'what was the first album you bought?' with Man of Colours (but in actual fact Susanne & I bought it jointly at the newsagent in Pt Lincoln, Christmas 1988). And I will say that although Iva Davies looks nothing like he did in 1988, he sounds exactly the same, and I do like a band which doesn't rearrange its songs/instrumentation too much. So I was favourably impressed with the live music, although I did notice that it was possible to sit not so far outside the arena and watch it for free!
**I don't see how it can legitimately be called a festival when it only goes for an evening!