From very early in the planning of our Easter trip, I had been keeping a very close eye on the river levels on the route, especially the Macquarie... And for good reason...
As mentioned a bunch before, it has been a wet year... Super wet... A month out from the trip, the internet told me that the Mac was at about 1.9 metres...
I'm sharing one of my favorite bloggers here, for two reasons: 1) it's a great story; and, 2) he talks about how great Relevate bags are. There are some really high-quality, independent bike furnishings manufacturers (tailors?) out there. Eric Parsons at Relevate (now making the branded Salsa/Surly frame bags)--I have a Tangle from him that I love. Scott Felter at The Porcelain Rocket--I have a whole kit of bags from him--booster rocket, handlebar bags...the whole nine yards. And Erin Vazquez of Frontage Roads--made me a super-nice custom frame bag for my Mukluk. What a wonderful cycling world we live in.
