Pedals and Postern Gates..

After last nights wash out we decided to go for a gentle bike ride at East Point (unless of course it rained again!).
As this was our first ride for ages it all took far longer than anticipated to get the car ready..

The bike rack had been carefully packed away with all the screws being stored safely, unfortunately I could not remember where two of them were so after 20 mins managed to find them at the bottom of one of my tool boxes. Having attached the rack to the car putting the bikes on was another challenge, definitely a 3D jigsaw. After a couple of false starts they were all on and we set off to East Point.

The cycling is great as the paths are all tarmac and with very little gradient so Hamish was in his element. That said I still think Cameron has the right idea - get someone else to do the hard work and just enjoy the view with minimal effort..

In total we cycled about 4km - not bad given the heat!
When we got home everyone retired to the pool to cool off - great!
After a good soak it was time to rebuild the wooden castle. I had last seen it made into a castle in October 2011 and had very carefully taken several photos prior to taking it apart to aid this precise moment. As per the bolts for the cycle rack I saved the pictures but unlike the bolts I was unable to relocate them!
At the start of the afternoon I was confronted with this...

and roughly 45 minutes later I finished with this..

Job done!
He's so proud, now for model of Buck P! However, that might take considerably more stubbies and lots more swear words!