East Coast Road Trip Pt. 3

I will start this post with we made a hasty retreat from Merimbula, as the country was going up in flames. More so the fact that there was a chance of us being cut off from getting to Canberra. This wikipedia article, shows the bushfires and especially the fires on the South Coast which had the potential to affect us.
Subsequently a number of places we visited just days before were engulfed. None more than Cobargo. Here are the photos from a few days ago, when we were at Cobargo.

We made it up to Canberra, only to face incredible temperatures and more smoke from the bushfires. We ended up leaving the caravan park and moving into Rebekah's parents house, so we did not have to suffer the heat and smoke.

Alivio Caravan Park, where I stayed for one day longer than Rebekah, so I could pack up the camper, with the aid of Rebekah's father.

Even though it was still stoopid hot and smokey, I was still determined to go for a ride or three.
Smoke on the Ridge
Smoky, dusty, humid ride around Bruce Ridge.
Map of ride.

Returning tools
Always good when you can ride dirt to visit a friend.
Map of Ride.

Hot, hot, hot
Channeling the Cure for the ride title.
The tunnel was sweet bliss.
Had to ride Bruce Ridge trails again.
Map of Ride.

The aborted group ride. :-(
We were meant to do a 50km meander, but the fire ban has closed nearly every place that I was going to take people.
So we went to the pub, as it is better to be safe than sorry.
Map of ride.