Day 17: Tue 26 Dec - Canberra
14-25 deg C, windy, rainy, stormy, with a little bit of sun Ride: 50km; total: 249 km After a little sleep in, we were kitted up and hit the road on the bikes for a post-Christmas ride. First stop was at the suburb of Gungahlin, where we lived when posted to Canberra 2004-07. We found a suitable venue and had breakfast, then mornos. For mornos, Wendy bought two vanilla slices thinking they were the normal size however, when we got them they were super-sized ones. So, we shared one and rode onto mum and dad's with the other one. They were delighted as the slices were a 9.5 out of 10. We spent a good hour or so with them and returned to the van just in time as it started raining immediately we pulled up. A later than usual lunch followed, then a rest. The remainder of the afternoon was spent catching up on life after the hectic pace of the last two days. We are a bit over the rain and the wind now; both have been on and off (mostly on) since we arrived. More rain, just becaus...