{"id":1823,"date":"2010-03-06T15:24:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T05:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2010-03-06T15:24:25","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T05:24:25","slug":"bike-riding-in-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/06\/bike-riding-in-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Riding in the storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Out on a pier down St Kilda, the weather looked… well… like it could be a bit annoying on the way back:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>but then… just a bit down the way…. it hit:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was “a bit wet”. Big blocks of ice falling from the sky (that hurt).<\/p>\n

Anyway, on the way back we found a storm water drain:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yes, behind Michael is just all water (and I’m not talking about the Bay).<\/p>\n

Still managed to get a 36.5km ride out of it, so not all bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Out on a pier down St Kilda, the weather looked… well… like it could be a bit annoying on the way back: but then… just a bit down the way…. it hit: It was “a bit wet”. 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