Sometimes this city is so beautiful it takes my breath away...it seemed like around every corner Fi and me saw a wonder today.
We started in the dark from East Brunswick and headed for a lap around Princes Park, the ovals were covered in frost and the city lights were sparking, the air was warm and sultry. We had topics to discuss that caused us to ramp up the speed so our pace was fast. We talk, we get faster, we work it out and plan our nice lives.
We turned down Swanston along the back of Melb Uni and cut across to Lygon St, down Johnston (where we admired some really cool street art) over Hoddle towards the sunrise to Nicholson St Abbotsford where we stopped at the little playground where we've rehydrated many times before.
Over the Gipps St bridge to the Boulevard where we headed left and up over the hill. About half way up Fi stopped suddenly and pointed out the view. Over the convent were 7 hot air balloons flying, the river had pockets of mist hovering above it and there was a flock of bright rosellas. Kodak moment for sure.
Down to Studley Park Boathouse and across the suspension bridge where we stopped again to look at the river reflecting the sky. That's where we realised that we are truly lucky to share some very special moments together and appreciate the fact that we're fit, we get up early and get to see some truly beautiful things.
Turned right over the bridge and headed across the freeway and Fairfield Park where we hit Merri Creek Path, the human GPS had malfunctioned again this week and I'd realised by now that we would overshoot the distance by a couple of K's.
Along Merri Creek we saw perfect dewy spider webs and ran in silence listening to the gurgle of the creek. Even the underneath of the bridge at the bottom of the killer hill looked pretty this morning.
We could have cut along the streets from Rushall Station but decided to stick to the creek path and headed back up to Ceres.
Our goal distance was 18km but I ended up with 21km.
Worth it, what a gorgeous morning.
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