Meadow flowers down Yanakie and Shallow Inlet way : March 21 2026

Today's ride comes past the front door of my cottage. Gives me a later start and a chance to chat with the cottage owner. Perfect start photo - the flowers in the cottage garden

Quiet road and a bit of gravel before reaching the main road down to Wilsons Promontory. The road was busy but with long straight sections safe enough for the solo rider - me at the back. The cluster of five riders in front less so

I had left the cottage without my Camelbak and only half a bottle of Gatorade. The other riders advised me we we were not far from Yannaki - can fill up there and ride further. Did that. Quite a few riders tailed in at Yannaki. A mix of ideas what to do. The planned routes. Turn back to base. Rise up the busy road to Fish Creek and French food there and back down the rail trail.

I studied the map and chose to cycle down to the sea and to walk Shallow Inlet walk. View across to Wilsons Promontory on the way down a newly sealed road

Top the hill and the sea scene opens up and a good shot of the new road

Always a view of Wilsons Promontory around the next corner

Start point for a half km walk down to the water in to Wilsons Promontory NP

Turned into another mini-flower day many new to me. This one half the size of a US penny

This one a bit bigger and is one I have seen before

A little ant action - unusually it was not in stand and fight mode - running

This is a new thing for me. A snail up a grass spike. Not far away was another - not a freak. As it happens found a lot nearer the water

Another meadow flower

Now this looks like a flower I have seen - hemigenia - but the leaves do not match. Will have to look it up

Shallow Inlet signage with the wide expanse of water behind

Looking down the Inlet toward the sea

Looking down the path right across the water to the family enjoying a day out

View up the Inlet to the Promontory

A different line on family fun

Walk back offered up more meadow flowers

And any time one stops there are bugs. Took a while to get a shot as each time I moved around it moved around

This weevill did the same

Last of the day's meadow flowers

Did a few farm shots - grain silo and the view across the hills

Farm shot of the young calves in the shed

Old farmstead still standing in Yannaki

The eagle-eyed map readers will spot the missed turn. The road we came out on changes its name half way and there is no signage saying Foster this way. A few hills told me it was not right

Too tired to ride more. Dropped in at the cottage - had a shower and watched horse racing all afternoon. Was a good day for that as James McDonald broke a few jockey records

Did go back to caravan park for drinks and a snack and the farewell the riders. We have been together a long while - 20 years next year since my first one

Cooked dinner. Pleased I bought stuff yesterday - prawns to start with salt, pepper, chilli and lemon juice

Main course - ling with salad - no chilli fir this. Cooked nicely

Did watch the women's Asian Cup football final. Japan won
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Cycling, Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking

Height 183 cm		Weight 90 kg		Body Fat %
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