Nice and cool conditions to start the day so we decided to head out for a ride; destination - Swan Valley. As we drove towards Perth the cloud cover started to clear and it began to warm up but given the early start we were good to go. The Guildford Information Centre provided some very good maps of the Swan Valley region and the staff were extra helpful so we set out on a 16 km bike ride. The Swan Valley draws parallels with the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale with many wineries, breweries, distilleries and gourmet food outlets. The first half of the ride was as pleasurable as a ride gets and our stops had us sampling grapes, chilled red wine, gourmet coffee, chocolate and a refreshing pilsner. I think I overdid it on the
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