The Strawberry Full Moon hung high in the sky, overlooking the Solstice Celebrations.
The sky sure had a wintery feel, looking across Port Phillip to the City of Melbourne.
But in the old ship building shed us locals celebrated the coming of winter.
On the Sunday, my motorbike club, the Moto Guzzi Club of Victoria, conducted its winter breakfast in the Yarra Ranges.
I rolled the mighty Breva out of the shed in the morning twighlight on a cold, clear winter morning.
I was riding through the city as the sun rose and three hot air balloons drifted overhead.
The BBQ was already under way as I arrived at the Badgers Creek Weir picnic ground.
A small group of local residents are waiting for to share.
While the BBQ was attractive with the temperature of 2c, the pot of soup was where I headed.
The best thing was that for the motorbikes built on the shores of Lake Como in the Italian Alps, the temperature was perfect, and all the bikes ran perfectly.
After a huge breakfast of minestrone soup and eggs and bacon, I needed a bit of a walk in the bush up to Badger Wier.
As winter settles in, it’s only two weeks till I head to the Northern Hemisphere for my next European Adventure.
