Day 5 Rest in Canberra

21 Oct

This morning despite being a rest day we were up at around 7.00am and after breakfast in our room we rode to the nearby bike shop called Lonsdale Bikes to get a few bike bits!

We left the bikes for the day at the shop and after trying the scooter hire app we agreed public transport was probably a better way to see the sights of Canberra. We walked to the tourist information centre at Regatta Point where we were able to obtain bus cards to allow us to travel on the bus network. Being seniors this was all free!

The first stop was Parliament House which was great to visit. First time for me in the new Parliament House.

We then took the bus over to the War Memorial which was again a great place to visit.

After a bite of late lunch we made our way back to the bike shop and from there we rode back to the motel.

After doing the washing and cleaning the bike we the Ubered our way to the local shops for dinner.

The place we chose was a lovely pub and we ordered our meal….. then to our surprise the music went louder and a lovely young lady proceeded to undress herself to the music…. Yes we could not believe what we were seeing…. And no it was not a sleazy strip joint!

The rest of the diners were mainly ladies and they loved the performance!

It was straight out of the Moulin Rouge text book!!

We stayed and ate our meal and low and behold she did a second performance!

After this we had a chat to her and a few of the younger girls in the audience and all were staggered on our riding holiday and we ended up swapping Strava links!

Well I must admit this was a memorable night for us both…

A good day of rest ahead of the next 4 days of riding to Albury…. Let’s hope the weather is kind…. Although as I write this blog there is thunder, lightning and heavy rain!