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Expedition #1

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  Got it

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  Hash beer

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  Milling

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  City from above Steele Ck

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  Panorama from homeward journey

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  Sunny day on the way home

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  The Maribyrnong River

Expedition #2 (Steve)

The first expedition was already underway by the time I heard about, a mere 5 minutes after it was announced. In my famished state, I was in no state to immediately join. Also, I was in the middle of work.

But the sunny day called to me, and I was powerless to resist. On the bike, and westward!

I always forget just how beautiful the Maribyrnong can be. And this day, wow. Glorious. Warm, sunny, spectacular.

In the interests of time, I took a couple of shortcuts on roads, through suburbs utterly unfamiliar to me. Hooray for novelty!

Arriving at the house, I made a halfhearted effort to cover my high vis with a hoody, then strode up to the front fence. Immediately my app told me that I was close enough, but that seemed like cheating. Since it still looked like no one was home, I put on a purposeful expression and did a quick lap of the front garden, pausing just long enough to take a very boring selfie.

Business done, now, pleasure!

I wandered more bike paths, enjoyed more sunshine, and revelled in views.

The one low point was being molested by a huge dog, some kind of staffie on steroids. I do like dogs, but not when they suddenly charge up at you, and are gigantic balls of muscle on four paws. Dog's owner belatedly noticed he had a leash in his hand, and thought about giving it a yank. It didn't do much, the leash being far too long for the space between us. Dog reluctantly decided not to eat my leg. Dog's owner apologised, half-heartedly. I told him off as bravely as I could manage. He did, after all, have a huge and aggressive dog.

But the rest of the ride was great. So scenic. Amazing.

And then I was in Gilpin Park. Once I returned from a geohash this way and there was an ice cream van. But not this time.

This time, there was a dog charging towards me. A Kelpie. A copper-coloured Kelpie with a familiar glint in its eye. Chasing a familiar, bright orange ball. Oh, I know this dog! It's Copper! I wondered if Copper's owner would be nearby. She was! It was Kim! Hi Kim! Together we strolled the park, throwing balls to Copper, who is very good at chasing them, excellent really, but very bad at bringing them back. But the look of focus and concentration in his eyes when there are balls to be chased is a thing to behold, so beheld it I did. See, I do like dogs.

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  A terrible photo of Copper. But my phone was almost out of batteries.