Melbourne Australia, Beach Road, a cycling (mecca) magnet. On any given morning there are potentially thousands of riders following the almost flat road that goes for miles and miles along Hobsons Bay. And what it offers is the ability to make riding as hard or as easy as one might like. Grab onto the back of a big group and you can cruise along, jump on the front (nose in the wind) and take a pull and make it a good workout, or just cruise along and enjoy the sites and community that has some of the best cycling feel that one could find. The beauty of a place like this is that we can play out our THPL journey in anyway that we want. Having the flexibility to choose and engage to varying levels is just perfect. Finding a community like this is just awesome, it brings with it an energy that just raises the game and the way we feel about each day. So, whether it be on Beach Road, or a book club, or a fitness class, we should give ourselves the opportunity to benefit from the collective energy that a community of like minded people have. We can find this just about anywhere we go – we just have to be open to it and look for it wherever we find ourselves.

Loving life when riding on Beach Road