Treadly Time Along the Torrens – Pt.2
Two days after enjoying a ride along the River Torrens, I was out there again. This time Jane joined me. And this time we headed for the beach. Henley Beach.
Leaving Treadly Bike Shop late morning on the cutely-coloured Brompton hire bikes, we rode over to the southeast corner of the CBD and fuelled up at a small Vietnamese cafe I’d seen while out walking earlier in the week.
Ready to explore, we joined the River Torrens Linear Park near the Adelaide Zoo and rode west. In this direction, the Torrens wriggles around bends and elbows for about ten kilometres before making a final two kilometre dash for the open waters of the Gulf St. Vincent at West Beach.
Pelicans and fisherman. Brown waters rushing. White horses whipped by the wind. A fat cat lazily sunning itself amongst the dune grasses. Salty air and clean concrete paths for walking and riding beachside. Boardwalks and jetties and sculptures made from weathered timbers. People enjoying them. Us too.
Here are some moving pictures of our treadly time along the Torrens:
A couple of footnotes:
- On the day we rode this trail, parts of the usual pathway were under construction and we were redirected (via excellent signage) through the industry-laden streets of Thebarton. Being able to stay on the riverside trail all the way in the future will be more relaxing.
- ‘303 By The Sea’ is a pleasant place for lunch at Henley Beach. They also make cinnamon scrolls 😋 but we were too late and they’d sold out 🙁
[This post is the third in a series of stories from my visit to Adelaide during spring.]
a bike for all seasons 
judging by how you were dressed , I suppose it was coolish. Thanks for the virtual ride along the path and coast
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It was coolish Brenda and the weather kept changing – a little rain, some wind, cool then warm then cool again. Still pleasant to be out riding though.
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Loved the movie 🙂
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🙂 thanks Helen. I use the GoPro camera for filming while I’m riding. It’s fun although on that ride I did actually drop the camera (which is okay because they’re designed to be tough) and the film from that was interesting to watch. A little like being in a tumble-dryer 😀
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Hi, It looks like you have good reasons to return to Adelaide some day.
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Hi Margaret, I’d definitely enjoy another trip to Adelaide.
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Gail It is great to share your cycling trips in Adelaide on the Bromptons. I love the colours! You and Jane were managing the twitchy Brompton steering very well. Another destination to add to my wish list 🙂 Jen
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Hi Jen, yes the colours of the Brompton hires were great. And can you believe it, they matched our rain jackets! 😀 You’d enjoy exploring Adelaide I’m sure.
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Ah, lovely Adelaide… the beach and the hills! An interesting post, Gail. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by… somehow I must have accidentally unfollowed but have rectified that, Gail. Was wondering why I wasn’t getting your posts! Happy biking… 😃
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Hey welcome back Iris 🙂 Yes Adelaide is a very pleasant place to visit.
Have a good weekend!
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You too, Gail, enjoy yours! 🙂
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