As the weather in Canberra has begun to improve with the move to Spring, Steve decided it'd be a perfect opportunity to run another Tweed ride. The weather really did turn itself on and was the first day over 20 degrees since before winter.

We met up at Remembrance Park for tea and shortbread before conducting our usual pass through civic.

The reception we received was cheerful as usual before we headed passed Floriade and over the bridge for a tour of the lake.

It was a great show of faces and fashion, with over twenty tweeders. You could smell the old man odour emanating from our vintage threads miles away.......well, mine at least. Eventually it was time to hit the grassy parkland on the other side of the lake for blue cheese, oysters, champagne, gin and whatever else people pulled from their panniers.

The time to relax was over once I got everyone on their feet for the Sherry race of the century. The idea was to ride, holding a glass of sherry, from the start line around a marker and back. The first to do so without spilling their beverage and successfully drinking it once over the line, was the winner. The races ran smoothly for the qualifiers, until Adam decided sherry wasn't hard enough and started filling the glasses with Jameisons. This was fine for most of us but Malcom, being the eventual champion of the world, had to endure over four rounds to win the tittle. Needless to say he was a bit frazzled by the end.

Next was the competition for the heartiest greeting. Phrases like 'old chap', 'dandy' and 'tally ho' were flying until a shock revelation was made by Wendy that she was pregnant, the two finalists decided that they were not only long lost friends but about to parent a brand new tweeder together!!!! No one could decide on a winner and they shared the spoils.

More frivolity ensued as we played a spot of cricket before retiring to the Parlour for Martinis and deep fried chillies.

The last stop for the tough tweeders was Cornelius and Wendy's house for late night stew (once we performed the circus trick of fitting four people and four bikes in the elevator).

Much fun was had by all again. Couldn't ask for a more pleasant day out really.

Massive thanks needs to go to Steve again for devising the scheme.