My original plan to go mountain biking this weekend was well and truly sidelined as an unexpected downpour of winter rain came over. Unperturbed, this morning I prepared a bike with fenders and dangled a pannier bag off one side of its’ rack to accommodate a few items of wet weather gear then proceeded to hit the bikeways.

The moody sky and wet surfaces made for a surprising tranquility and a few nice photos while tunnels and park shelters provided hiding spots from the intermittent showers.

Around three score of kilometres through the northside plus lunch and a couple of stops to gawk at the bay from various vantage points seemed a better way to spend a wet Sunday than being glued to yet another screen, I thought.