16/08/2026
Right now the Yarra is empty. In three weeks it won’t be. 🌊
Comment RIDE and I’ll send you the link 👇
Picture this: still water, the CBD skyline going gold at the edges, and not another boat in sight. Just you, the pedals, and a city that looks completely different from 30 centimetres above the waterline.
No engine. No exhaust.
Just the sound of the water, and a Melbourne most people who live here have never actually seen.
Melbourne winter is the sweet spot on the Yarra. The river is yours. No tourists, no queues, no heat — cold air, cinematic light, and the whole stretch to yourself. Same story down at Sorrento, if calm coastal water is more your thing.
Then on Friday 11 September the Rams and the 49ers play at the MCG, the first NFL game ever held in Australia, and this city fills right up. Game week runs Mon 7 to Fri 11 September.
If you want the quiet version of this river, the window is now.
Save this — you’ll want the link on the first clear Saturday before game week ⬇️
Tag the Melburnian who reckons they’ve already seen everything this city has 👇
Rams or 49ers — who are you taking on 11 September? 🏈