We are so very proud of Ella Mae. Today, she cycled 50km for the first time. One of many.
We rode on the Capital Trail and ended up on Herring Island. This is one of our favourite places. It is a hidden gem in the city. We are so lucky to have Andy Goldsworthy's pieces here.
We parked our bikes at Kanteen Cafe and walked down to Como Landing. We were surprised when Simon, the punt operator, didn't charge us. It has been free for over two years now! That was how long ago we have not visited the island.
We picked up a map and Ella Mae became our guide. We were rediscovering the hidden sculptures, our old friends, nestled in the native vegetation.We love the part where we all have our very own interpretation of art.
The other draw card is the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival. This year's theme is pottery. Over cold glasses of water, we conversed with the two volunteers there and they were thinking that the courtyard could be better utilised. Thomas suggested that a sculpture should be a feature in the courtyard and we also spoke about contemplating spaces.
We also met up with Friends of Herring Island and the volunteers who were weeding. We thought this would be a great activity for our scout group to undertake. I think it would be interesting for the children to learn about the history of this island and how it was a scout camp.
We had lunch at Kanteen Cafe. It took a while to come but it was delicious. We were entertained though with live music as well as watching Simon drive back and forth.
With satisfied bellies, we rode off our lunch. We arrived to the Royal Botanical Gardens and secured our bicycles near Jardin Tan. The children played in the Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden. Their most favourite thing is racing leaves in the stream and building dams. I suggested that the dam building may not be suitable as it causes angst among other children. So, they will just have to build dams by the beach instead.
We rode on towards Studley Park. Ella Mae was certain that her legs were about to fall off. We encouraged her and suggested perhaps she can think of how proud she would be of herself if she completed this milestone.
She was very quiet most of the ride. She rode slowly and she knew at times that she had to get off and push her bike or request for a "heave-ho" from me. The main thing that she did was to keep on going and not complain or fuss.
We watched the bats waking up for a little while at Studley Park. They were chit-chatting away, stretching and flying short distances.
As the sun was slowly disappearing, we found ourselves at Canterbury Fish and Chips and replenished with a massive bottle of Solo and salty chips.
We rode towards Canterbury Primary School and found that we needed a couple of km in order to achieve 50km by the time we arrived home. So we did circuits around the running track at the primary school. The waft from the chicken shed was not too pleasing...
She was so happy but tired. We are all so proud of her achievement.
Well done Ella Mae! You are a star!
We rode on the Capital Trail and ended up on Herring Island. This is one of our favourite places. It is a hidden gem in the city. We are so lucky to have Andy Goldsworthy's pieces here.
We parked our bikes at Kanteen Cafe and walked down to Como Landing. We were surprised when Simon, the punt operator, didn't charge us. It has been free for over two years now! That was how long ago we have not visited the island.
We picked up a map and Ella Mae became our guide. We were rediscovering the hidden sculptures, our old friends, nestled in the native vegetation.We love the part where we all have our very own interpretation of art.
The other draw card is the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival. This year's theme is pottery. Over cold glasses of water, we conversed with the two volunteers there and they were thinking that the courtyard could be better utilised. Thomas suggested that a sculpture should be a feature in the courtyard and we also spoke about contemplating spaces.
We also met up with Friends of Herring Island and the volunteers who were weeding. We thought this would be a great activity for our scout group to undertake. I think it would be interesting for the children to learn about the history of this island and how it was a scout camp.
We had lunch at Kanteen Cafe. It took a while to come but it was delicious. We were entertained though with live music as well as watching Simon drive back and forth.
With satisfied bellies, we rode off our lunch. We arrived to the Royal Botanical Gardens and secured our bicycles near Jardin Tan. The children played in the Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden. Their most favourite thing is racing leaves in the stream and building dams. I suggested that the dam building may not be suitable as it causes angst among other children. So, they will just have to build dams by the beach instead.
We rode on towards Studley Park. Ella Mae was certain that her legs were about to fall off. We encouraged her and suggested perhaps she can think of how proud she would be of herself if she completed this milestone.
She was very quiet most of the ride. She rode slowly and she knew at times that she had to get off and push her bike or request for a "heave-ho" from me. The main thing that she did was to keep on going and not complain or fuss.
We watched the bats waking up for a little while at Studley Park. They were chit-chatting away, stretching and flying short distances.
As the sun was slowly disappearing, we found ourselves at Canterbury Fish and Chips and replenished with a massive bottle of Solo and salty chips.
We rode towards Canterbury Primary School and found that we needed a couple of km in order to achieve 50km by the time we arrived home. So we did circuits around the running track at the primary school. The waft from the chicken shed was not too pleasing...
She was so happy but tired. We are all so proud of her achievement.
Well done Ella Mae! You are a star!
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