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Home to Turnaround Pt down to Surfers via GC600 Park to Surfers to The Spit (both ends - twice) then back through GC600 Park back to Cafe Rockpool and finally back Home about 50+kms.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars packing up is still happening.
I left home at 7:44am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and slowly building from the North East. The Broadwater had slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of packing up after the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool. Stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 178 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Remembrance Ceremony at Broadwater Parklands.
The Pit area has been dismantled.
The Esses are nearing completion.
Nice boat.
The Coral Sea was not too bad.
10:31am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:21am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:33am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:44am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars packing up is still happening.
Today's lowlight: it was blowing like buggery from the South East, so riding South was a bugger, riding North was magic.
I left home at 7:49am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was also blowing like buggery, unfortunately. The Broadwater had slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of packing up after the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, directly to Marina Mirage, then headed to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 157 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Pit Buildings are nearly dismantled.
The Pit area is being dismantled.
The Esses still have plenty of work to do.
The Coral Sea was very rough.
10:30am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:28am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:40am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:54am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars packing up after a GREAT weekend.
I left home at 7:31am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was building from the South East, so wasn't really a problem. The Broadwater had slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of packing up after the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park. I spotted an inflatable catamaran. Check out the photo, it is made of used car tyres. Unreal.
Grabner Inflatable Sailing Catamaran.
Did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 150 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The inflatable Catamaran.
The Pit area is being dismantled.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:21am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:38am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:46am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars packing up after a GREAT weekend, still got at least a week of packing up to go.
Today's lowlight: it was blowing like buggery from the South East, so riding South was a bugger, riding North was magic.
I left home at 7:49am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was quite strong BUT from the West, so wasn't really a problem. The Broadwater had slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of packing up after the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode past Muriel Henchman park, Seaworld carpark, then headed directly to Cafe Rockpool.
At Cafe Rockpool, I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 133 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The guys are still dismantling everything at the GC500.
Danny was fishing at the end of the Spit.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:01am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:15am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:02am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars packing up after a GREAT weekend.
I left home at 7:49am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was quite strong BUT from the West, so wasn't really a problem. The Broadwater had slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of packing up after the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 133 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Dave Reynold's tent is still there.
A couple of skids where the Esses were.
The Pit area is being dismantled.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:40am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:01am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:04am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
I left home at 8:21am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light and slowly building from the North West. The Broadwater was smooth, being protected by the land BUT the Coral Sea was rough as.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. There were a group of people on the Spit's Shared Path, as I approached them, I noticed that there were 4 Supercar Drivers (Anton De Pasquale, Todd Hazelwood, Andre Heimgartner, and Jack Smith) there with cameramen, reporters etc. I stopped and took some photos. I Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana. Rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then back to the end of the Seaway/Spit, the drivers were now at the end, so I asked Anton for a photo, he agreed.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then headed directly to Cafe Rockpool.
At Cafe Rockpool, I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 189 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Anton and me.
Anton.
Jack & Andre.
Anton and Todd.
10:19am - At the start of Seaway/Spit.
Pit Straight with Locals.
Team Tents.
Team Tents.
888 Red Bull Team Tent.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:32am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:45am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:38am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
Today the weather is meant to be absolute crap. The various forecasts have predicted about 100mm, 200mm, or 300mm for the next 24hours. So I am sitting at home, it isn't raining and I thought "Bugger it, I am going stir crazy at home. I am going for a ride. If it rains... Stiff.."
I left home at 9:05am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was quite strong from the East. The Broadwater was smooth, being protected by the land BUT the Coral Sea was rough as.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a half lap, as it is fenced off for the Supercars next weekend.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana. Rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos. There is also "The Grass is Greener" music festival setting up on the Doug Jennings Park.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued past the Southport Yacht Club, took a photo of Clive Palmer's $40m tinny.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 167 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
George and his 40 mates awaiting Charis Seafoods to feed them.
Charis feeds the Pelicans daily about 12:30pm, all their fish leftovers.
The back straight running beside the beach is nearly completed.
"The Grass is Greener" Music Festival is happening this afternoon.
Clive Palmer's $40m Tinny - Australia.
Moored at Southport YC's SuperYacht jetty.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:43am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:56am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:03am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
I left home at 7:48am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light and slowly building from the North. The Broadwater was smooth, being protected by the land BUT the Coral Sea was rough as.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana. Rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:44am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:06am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Taken near View Avenue.
Taken near View Avenue.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
Today's lowlight: it was blowing like buggery from the South East, so riding South was a bugger, riding North was magic.
I left home at 7:59am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off blowing like buggery and increased to 44kph from the South East. The Broadwater was smooth, being protected by the land BUT the Coral Sea was rough as.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and didn't eat my museli bar as The Spit was covered in spray and windy, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, and took some photos of Goosey Lucy and Swanny.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 129 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The windows are going in.
The Esses on the back straight are having the grandstands erected.
Goosey Lucy and mates.
The 3 cygnets are growing up.
The Coral Sea was rough and windy.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:30am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:41am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:55am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
I left home at 7:51am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light from the South West and built from the North West. The Broadwater was smooth.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, and took a beautiful photo of Pete Peacock.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 148 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
My new hat.. Yes, I definitely look a dickhead.
Trying to manage my melanomas.
Peter Peacock.
The roof is going on the Pit Buildings.
The new jetty is under construction in "Bum's Bay".
The "Mistress" is heading to Southport Marina.
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy and looking a bit 2nd rate..
10:52am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:27am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:42am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:52am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
I left home at 7:43am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light and slowly building from the South East. The Broadwater was smooth.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 152 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
2006 Corvette Z06.
2006 Corvette Z06.
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy.
10:54am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:36am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:51am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:45am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
Today's lowlight: was it is school holidays and a QLD Public Holiday, consequently, the shared paths are now chockers.
Being a Public Holiday, I didn't know if my coffee shop would be open at 7am or 9am, so I thought stuff it, I will go riding 'first thing'. I left home at 6:37am, the breeze started off light and slowly building from the South. The Broadwater was smooth.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped BUT it was absolutely chockers, so I gave it amiss.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 164 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy.
9:55am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:25am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:42am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:52am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back riding after having a melanoma removed from my back.
Also seeing the GC Supercars preparations.
Today's lowlight: was it is school holidays and consequently, the shared paths are now chockers.
I left home at 7:49am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light and slowly building from the South. The Broadwater was smooth.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap.
Checked out the progress of setting up for the Supercar round. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 220 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Pit area is getting there.
At Narrowneck looking North.
The Promiseland Music Festival at The Spit. Starts tomorrow.
The Promiseland Music Festival at The Spit. Starts tomorrow.
Setting up at Narrowneck.
Setting up at Narrowneck.
The tyre barriers are arriving.
At the South end of the Pit area.
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy.
10:50am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:31am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:45am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:55am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing that the workmen have started setting up for the 28th October round of the Supercars.
Today's lowlight: was it is school holidays and consequently, the shared paths are now chockers.
I left home at 7:55am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off light and slowly building from the North West to North East. The Broadwater was smooth.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 210 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Work has started preparing MacIntosh Island for the 28th October round of the Supercars.
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy.
10:47am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:28am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:45am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:54am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
Today's lowlight: was the wind haeding south, it was bloody awful, but conversely, heading North or homeward, it was bloody beautiful.
I left home at 8:05am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off windy and slowly building from the South East. The Broadwater was slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, stopped and took a photo of George sitting on a pole, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 142 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
George sitting on a pole at Palazzo Versace Gold Coast jetty, waiting for me to stop and take his photo.
Have you got enough power. 4 X 425hp V8 outboards = 1,700hp.
The driver told me that it has a top speed of 60knots (111kph).
The Coral Sea was a bit choppy.
11:01am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:41am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:57am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:06am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was my FIRST ride as a 70 YEAR OLD.
I left home at 7:50am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off as very light and slowly building from the North West. The Broadwater was calm.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, back to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. There was a girl there doing her yoga.
Headed off towards The Seaway/Spit, via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 127 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Coral Sea looked stunning today.
10:45am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:33am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:43am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:59am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was talking to the Crane Driver's co-workers, who told me that he now has a pacemaker.
I left home at 7:52am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off as light and slowly building from the East. The Broadwater was calm.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, back to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
While heading to The Spit, I approached the workers which had the Crane Driver, highrise drama. The crane driver's co-workers told me that he now has a pacemaker and is recovering. I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 133 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Barge that is helping to build a new jetty in Bum's Bay.
The Coral Sea at Narrowneck.
10:42am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:24am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:38am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Just near Cavil Ave.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:52am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was just the joy of riding.
I left home at 8:06am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off blowing like buggery from the South East. The Broadwater was rough for the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to a spot near Cavill Ave at Surfers, as the Springtime Festival was packing up.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool. Stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 139 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Dad and Mum with their 3 cygnets.
on MacIntosh Island.
A tad rough at the end of The Spit.
At Narrowneck.
10:56m - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:37am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:50am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Just near Cavill Ave.
looking North.
looking East.
The Lifeguards on duty.
looking South.
The stage is at my normal photo spot near Hanlan St.
9:051am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the increased number of school age kids on the shared paths. They were everywhere. When I got home, Marg told me that it was a student free day. I don't know why, there was a public holiday last Friday.
Today's lowlight: was talking to the Crane Driver's Co-workers that he had another heart attack on Wednesday night. Hopefully, he recovers soon.
I left home at 7:48am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off very light and slowly building from East. The Broadwater was glassy tending to slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, the GC Show Stall holders are now all gone. Continued to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to a spot near Cavil Ave at Surfers, as the Springtime Festival was setting up.
Springtime Festival.
While heading to The Spit, I stopped at the highrise and got an update on the Crane Driver's condition. He is not well, as he suffered another heart attack on Wednesday night.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool. Stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 167 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
At Narrowneck.
10:51am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:58am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:46am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Just near Cavil Ave.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:01am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was talking to the Crane Driver's co-workers, who told me that he is recovering in GC Hossy. GREAT NEWS.
I left home at 7:45am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off as calm and very slowly building. The Broadwater was very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, only ONE truck was left from the GC Show Stall holders. Continued to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
While heading to The Spit, I approached the workers at Monday's highrise drama. The crane driver's co-workers told me that he is still in the GC Hossy. I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
I left The Spit, and continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Headed to Cafe Rockpool, stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 139 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Coral Sea was a mill pond.
10:30am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:16am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:29am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Just near Cavil Ave.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:43am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was talking to the Fireys about the crane driver who had a medical episode, approx 60m above ground in his cabin.
I left home at 7:51am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off very light and slowly building from North East. The Broadwater was glassy tending to slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, the GC Show Stall holders were in the midst of packing up after a very successful show on the weekend. Continued to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
While heading to The Spit, as I approached one of the many highrise building under construction, I noticed plenty of Fireys, Police and Ambos. I asked one of the workers and he said that the crane driver had a medical episode and was stuck in his cabin, approx 60m above ground. See photo below.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
As I was leaving The Spit, I noticed the Fireys were setting up in the carpark, they were practising their ladder etc. I asked if they had heard about the crane driver. The Firey said that he saw me there and told me that the crane driver had been rescued. One of the rescuers tied the crane driver to himself and they were lowered to the ground by rope. The crane driver was taken to the GC Hospital by ambulance after suffering a heart attack??
Gold Coast Crane Driver.
I continued along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap.
Rode through the GC Show stall holders still packing up, stopped and took some photos, then headed to Cafe Rockpool. Stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 150 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
That is the crane.
Check how high the cabin is!! Unreal.
The Stall holders were packing up.
11:01am - The Stall holders were packing up.
10:41am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:28am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
George off the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:43am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Just near Cavil Ave.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:54am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the setting up of the Gold Coast Show on the Broadwater Parklands and getting my photo taken by the POLICE.
I left home at 7:44am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off medium and building from North. The Broadwater was slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos.
The Qld Police were doing a promotion opposite Cavil Ave. I stopped and spoke to the cops and one of them asked if I wanted to take a photo. I assumed that he meant that I take a photo BUT he meant for me to sit in his Quad vehicle. See photo.
The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 179 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
I was photographed by the POLICE.
Setting up the GC Show.
Setting up the GC Show.
Setting up the GC Show.
At Narrowneck.
10:47am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:31am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:45am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:53am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was just the joy of riding again after a week and a half since my last ride. Dad and Carol are staying with us for a little while. Unfortunately, Dad couldn't get a power assist bike, so he can't ride with me, even though he will be 92yo in 7 days time.
I left home at 8:40am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off medium and building from North. The Broadwater was slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, directly to Cafe Rockpool, as I was feeling a tad tired. BUT after my coffee and toastie, I wanted to ride at least 50kms, which I did.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 197 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Our new $5m playground officially opens this Saturday.
Lukey & Jodi are staying at the Meriton for the GC Supercar round on 28th october.
At Narrowneck.
9:45am - At Narrowneck.
9:45am - At Narrowneck.
At the end of The Spit.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:12am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:32am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:37am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the Danny Dolphin and his 2 mates at the end of the Seawall/Spit.
I left home at 8:00am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off medium and building from South East. The Broadwater was slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 187 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Danny Dolphin and mate.
Danny Dolphin.
Danny Dolphin.
At Narrowneck.
10:56am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:33am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:52am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:00am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the Black Swan and her 3 cygnets.
I left home at 7:54am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off medium and building from North West. The Broadwater was slightly choppy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 198 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Mumma Black Swan and her 3 cygnets.
A nice morning on the Broadwater.
Surfers at The Spit.
Surfers at The Spit.
10:42am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:25am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:42am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:51am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding on a sunny Gold Coast day.
I left home at 7:44am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off calm and building from South East. The Broadwater was a mill pond and very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 208 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
View at Narrowneck.
10:54am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:40am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:55am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:49am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back to riding my normal 50+kms route and the joy of riding on a sunny Gold Coast day.
I left home at 8:28am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off calm and building from South East. The Broadwater was a mill pond and very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 212 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The whale watching boats on the horizon.
View at Narrowneck.
The Jetboat approaching me.
11:19am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:04am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:19am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:30am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was getting a phone call from Lukey, who needed me to drive him to pick up his motorbike, which I did, but had to cut my ride short.
I left home at 8:00am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off quite breezy and building from the West. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
As I was riding past Southport SLSC, Lukey rang me and chcanged my riding plans. I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, then headed homeward.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, directly to the Sundale bridge and headed to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:53am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:59am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back to riding my normal 50+kms route and the joy of riding on a sunny Gold Coast day.
I left home at 7:50am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off calm and building from South East. The Broadwater was a mill pond and very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 209 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Some of the larger waves.
The jetboat.
High and dry after the Gale has subsided.
More photos at Narrowneck.
10:44am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:27am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:41am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:51am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back to riding my normal 50+kms route and the joy of riding on a sunny Gold Coast day.
I left home at 7:54am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze started off calm and building from North West. The Broadwater was a millpond and very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was normal for a non school holidays day. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 178 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
At Narrowneck.
The jetboat.
At Narrowneck.
10:52am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:33am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:54am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:56am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back to riding my normal 50+kms route and the joy of riding on a cool Gold Coast day.
I left home at 7:57am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was already a good strength and building from the South. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 201 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
While taking my photos at Narrowneck, I was approached by a guy to take his photo. We got talking and he had just moved from Albert Park, Vic to the GC. A small world moment.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
A beautiful onshore breeze kept the waves up.
A Cat leaving the Seaway.
At Narrowneck.... Just beautiful.
11:00am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:33am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:58am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:59am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back to riding my normal 50+kms route and the joy of riding on a freezing Gold Coast day.
I left home at 7:12am, I didn't go for my normal coffee before riding this morning. The breeze was light and building from the West. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 208 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
A beautiful offshore breeze kept the waves down.
At Narrowneck.... Just beautiful.
10:17am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:01am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:15am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:19am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was recording my 800th ride to the GC Spit - 1st ride was way back on Wed 5th Aug 2009.
I received my 4th CoVid jab last Wednesday and as my immune system is a tad weak, I felt ratshit for a few days, BUT such is life.
I only wanted to do a shorter ride, consequently, I gave Goosey Lucy Park and Surfers amiss.
I left home at 8:17am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was building steadily from the South. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, but turned left just over the Sundale Bridge and headed directly to The Spit. You can tell that the school holidays have ended as the shared paths were deserted. I rode past the SuperYacht dock, then through Southport YC carpark, out onto the Marina Mirage jetty, around the perimeter of the Seaworld carpark, across the road onto the gravel Federation Walk path and finally arrived at the Seawall/Spit.
Rode to the end of The Spit to sit and eat my banana BUT due to the wind and spray, my sitting area was "wet as a shag", so I took my photos, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path directing to Cafe Rockwell, where I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 199 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to a Ch7 camerman who was taking video of the waves etc at The Spit, I watched CH7 news thinking that this old fart might get his head on the news. Nope, didn't happen.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
It was a tad rough at The Spit today.
I accidentally clicked the camera and as I was checking my photos, I saw this one. Unreal.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:35am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:52am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding on a freezing Gold Coast day.
Today's lowlight: was the temperature. IT WAS BLOODY FREEZING. Started at 12degs and peaked at 14degs. UNBELIEVEABLE.
I left home at 7:48am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the North West. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the 12th day of the school holidays. As I have said before, I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 189 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to 5 riders at the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, they were visiting from Tassie to compete in the GC Marathon yesterday. They enjoyed running the marathon.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
I finally made it to the Finish Line of the Gold Coast Marathon, even if I was a day late.
10:41am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:25am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:38am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:48am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the Dugong break the surface opposite the Moondarewa Spit. I couldn't believe it. Naturally, the bastard didn't surface again when I had my camera ready. Bastard.
I left home at 7:50am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light from the South. The Broadwater was very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the 8th day of the school holidays. As I have said before, I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits. Nearly shat myself, as I rode from Moondarewa Spit back to the Seaway/Spit. I saw a dugong break the surface and then again and his tail was out of the water. By the time that I stopped and got my camera out, the Bastard didn't surfcae again.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 186 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
If the dugong had resurfaced then it would be in this photo BUT the Bastard didn't.
10:35am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:18am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:31am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:49am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was again just the joy of riding.
I left home at 7:52am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light from the West. The Broadwater was very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the 4th day of the school holidays. As I have said before, I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 200 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to the 2 officials from GC Water Authority about the redevelopment of "Bum's Bay". Today is the 1st day of the redevelopment.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Preparation is well underway for the GC Marathon. It starts next Saturday.
Coral Sea is looking absolutely magnificent.
10:34am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:20am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:37am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:49am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was again just the joy of riding.
I left home at 8:09am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light from the South East. The Broadwater was very glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the first day of the Qld school holidays. As I have said before, I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 199 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to Chris at the end of the Spit, he lived in Sandy,Vic and sailed out of Sandy YC, had 2 daughters that moved to the GC and he moved up to watch his grandkids grow up. Sounds very familiar.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
This 'boat' appears to have started life as a "Hobie Cat".
11:03am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:39am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:09am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:06am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was catching up with Wal and Rose in 'our' caravan park.
Being a weekday, I had my coffee at Lab Park at 7:15am, did a small shop and then went home and went riding.
I left home at 8:16am. The breeze was light and building from the South. The wind chill was not too bad, I still wore full finger gloves and tights. I was warm. For most of my ride, the breeze was a head wind heading South. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was a lot quieter than on Sunday. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 149 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to Wal and Rose for at least 30minutes, to Viv the gardener on Seaworld Drive, Mark the gardener at MacIntosh Island and Pete the gardener at Broadwater Parklands.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
11:04am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:45am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:57am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:13am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was meeting and cuddling "Bear" the Newfoundland 80kg puppy.
Being a weekday, I had my coffee at Lab Park at 7:05am, did a small shop and then went home and went riding.
I left home at 8:02am. The breeze was light and building from the North West. The wind chill was not too bad compared to last week, I still wore full finger gloves and tights. I was warm. For most of my ride, the breeze was on my side, neither head wind or tailwind. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was a lot quieter than on Sunday. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 147 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to an elderly couple at the end of the Moondarewa Spit, and also spoke to Bear's owner for at least 15 minutes while I ate my toastie and coffee at Cafe Rockpool.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
"Bear" the 12mth old Newfoundland puppy.
Narrowneck.
Surfers at Narrowneck.
10:45am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:37am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:49am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:03am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding with a cool start.
Today's lowlight: was the number of people out on the Shared Paths, I rode to the conditions, hence my low average of 14.9kph.
Being Sunday, I didn't go for my normal coffee at Lab Park, as he told me yesterday that he was closed today, so I went riding and left home at 6:29am.
The breeze was light and building from the North West. A beautiful tailwind heading to Surfers BUT a slight headwind to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was very busy due to being Sunday, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits. Plenty of people out and about.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 176 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Team Gold Coast Outriggers.
In the spray, there was a rainbow of colour.
The surfers were out in force at Narrowneck.
Goosey Lucy looking beautiful.
9:40am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:11am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:28am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:35am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was talking to various people and the joy of riding with a cool start.
Being a weekday, I had my coffee at Lab Park at 7:05am, did a small shop and then went home and went riding.
I left home at 8:00am. The breeze was light and building from the North West. The wind chill was bloody awful, I wore full finger gloves, tights and my wet weather jacket. I was warm. For most of my ride, the breeze was on my side, neither head wind or tailwind. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was a lot quieter than on Sunday. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, saw that Clive's boat was stilled moored at the NEW Superyachts wharf near Southport YC. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 129 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I was in a talkative mood today, I spoke to Pete in a wheelchair at the end of the Seawall/Spit, and also spoke to Daryl who was also in a wheelchair at Cafe Rockpool.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Jetboat roared past.
Goosey Lucy and mates stopped by to say "Hi".
10:51am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:30am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:45am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:53am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was talking to various people and the joy of riding with a cool start.
Being a weekday, I had my coffee at Lab Park at 7:15am, did a small shop and then went home and went riding.
I left home at 8:44am. The breeze was light and building from the West. The wind chill was bloody awful, I wore full finger gloves, tights and my wet weather jacket. I was warm. For most of my ride, the breeze was on my side, neither head wind or tailwind. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was a lot quieter than on Sunday. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, saw that Clive's boat was stilled moored at the NEW Superyachts wharf near Southport YC. Continued back to MacIntosh Island, did another lap, before heading to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 116 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
I must have been in a talkative mood today, I spoke to an elderly couple at the tip of the Moondarewa Spit for 10 minutes, then rode past and back to Viv (GCCC gardener) who was doing some serious plant removals on the Shared path beside Seaworld Drive, and finally, while at Cafe Rockpool, Kamal came out and we chatted for a good 5 minutes.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The clouds were stunning this morning.
11:53am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:24am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:40am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:46am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding with a cool start.
Today's lowlight: was the number of people out on the Shared Paths, I rode to the conditions.
Being Sunday, I had my coffee at Lab Park at 8:30am, while waiting for Coles to open at 9:00am. After my coffee and a small shop, I felt like going for a ride, so I did.
I left home at 9:35am. The breeze was light and building from the North. A beautiful tailwind heading to Surfers BUT a slight headwind to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was very busy due to being Sunday, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits. Plenty of people out and about.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, stopped at the NEW Superyachts wharf near Southport YC and checked out Clive's $40m runabout. After taking a few photos, headed to Cafe Rockpool. I stopped and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 130 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Clive's $40m runabout.
Clive's $40m runabout.
Parked in the Doug Jennings Park carpark.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
11:09am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
11:25am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:36am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding with a very cold start.
I left home at 8:48am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the South. A headwind heading to Surfers BUT a beautiful tailwind pushing me to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Stopped and spoke to Mark and Viv, they asked where I had been. I told them.. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Stopped halfway and spoke to Christine, who was doing her daily walk. The gravel track has recovered from all the flooding and is now bone dry again. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie with a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 110 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
10:43am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:22am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:35am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:50am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the still the joy of riding.
Today's lowlight: was, it was BLOODY COLD, I had to wear my tights.
I left home at 7:58am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was blowing from the North West. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was about normal for non School holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. The gravel path is now all dry with a few damp spots. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I rode another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, I was feeling my ride, so I headed directly to Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie and a coffee. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 110 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Para Sail.
Para Sail.
Para Sail.
Super Yacht Encore.
Super Yacht Encore.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:34am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:50am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:55am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of back riding. I haven't ridden since Mon 18th Apr 2022.
I left home at 8:59am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was blowing from the South East. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was about normal for non School holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. I was curious to see if the gravel path would be flooded, as we have had heaps of rain. To my surprise, there was water laying about, but the tyres were dry. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I met Pat there and we chatted for awhile. I rode another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, I was feeling my ride, so I headed directly to Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie and a Pepsi. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 120 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Susie Lou and the 6 Window Boat.
An Etchell out sailing on the Broadwater.
I was hanging out for a pepsi and a Toastie.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:35am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
11:17am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:01am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was that every Australian has come to the Gold Coast and were out enjoying life with me. It was a spectacular day with people everywhere.
I left home at 6:25am, being Easter Monday, the shops don't open until 9am and as I woke at 5:45am, I thought stuff it, I am going riding now..... So I did. The breeze was light from the South West and slowly building from the South East. The Broadwater was glassy, as the wind increased, there was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is still Qld, NSW & Vic school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. The gravel path has dried out and back to its normal self. There were numerous people walking along "MY" gravel path. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and ate my banana and took my photos, the waves had dropped considerably. I saw Pat and we chatted for about 13 minutes, before I wished her well and continued riding to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I ride another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is getting packed). I continued along Seaworld Drive through Marina Mirage, then past Helitours which is on the jetty, Clive Palmer's $40m boat is still moored at Marina Mirage jetties. I crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island. Due to the traffic on the shared path, I rode along Main Beach road to Narrowneck ti MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA. Again, the place was jumping.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 126 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
9:36am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:09am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:36am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:33am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was again just the joy of riding.
I left home at 8:14am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the South East. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is still Qld, NSW & Vic school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. The gravel path has dried out and back to its normal self. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and ate my banana and took my photos, the waves were slowly decreasing compared to Tuesday. I then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I ride another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is absolutely chockers. The normal carpark had a few spare spots. I continued along Seaworld Drive past Marina Mirage, then past Helitours which is on the jetty, Clive Palmer's $40m boat is still moored at Marina Mirage jetties. I crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 211 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites. (School Holidays)
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The Fireys were practicing in The Spit's carpark.
A Houseboat was being towed into "Bum's Bay".
11:00am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:47am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:02am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:13am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was again just the joy of riding.
I left home at 8:25am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the South East. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is still Qld school holidays and now add NSW & Vic school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Thee rain water has now completely dried and the gravel is free the whole way to the Seawall. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos, the waves were coming is sets with the occasional bigger wave, hence the spray in the photos. I then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I ride another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is absolutely chockers. It's normal carpark was 100% full and the overflow carparks were nearly full, that was at approx 10:30am. The joys of Qld, NSW and Vic school holidays.) then rode along Seaworld Drive past Marina Mirage, then past Helitours which is on the jetty, Clive Palmer's $40m boat is still moored at Marina Mirage jetties. I crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of rum and raisin ice cream. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 216 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites. (School Holidays)
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
A tad rough at the end of The Spit.
11:06am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:56am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:12am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:24am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was again just the joy of riding.
I left home at 7:51am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the South East. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the fifth day of the Qld school holidays. I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. About halfway, the water was still covering the gravel path, it is still slowly receding. The first and second and third flooded areas are now dry but there are still a couple of flooded unpassable areas, so I headed back to Seaworld Drive shared path. Seaworld Drive, the side from The Spit is open but the other side is still flooded. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I ride another lap of both Spits.
I saw Michael and Bridget, who live in my apartment block, at the Seaway, so I stopped and chatted.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is 90% full) then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, Clive Palmer's $40m boat is still moored at Marina Mirage jetties. I crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 158 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
10:41am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:21am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:36am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:51am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing Clive Palmer's $40m boat moored at Marina Mirage, Southport.
Today's lowlight: was receiving atext from Lukey, this morning, he tested positive to Covid. Bugger.
I left home at 8:03am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and variable. The Broadwater had a glassy.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the third day of the Qld school holidays. I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. About halfway, the water was still covering the gravel path, it is slowly receding. The first flooded area is now dry but the next flooded area is still to flooded, so I headed back to Seaworld Drive shared path. Seaworld Drive, the side from The Spit is open but the other side is still flooded. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit. I ride another lap of both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is 90% full) then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, where I noticed Clive Palmer's $40m boat, It's big. I crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I didn't stop at Cafe Rockpool or ride through the caravan park.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Clive Palmer's $40m boat, moored at Marina Mirage, Sothport.
Clive Palmer's $40m boat, moored at Marina Mirage, Sothport.
10:46am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:34am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
9:47am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:58am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the water, that was dumped last Tuesday, is drying out and also meeting Lukey at the Seaworld Resort entrance on his new Kawasaki Z900.
My new riding routine of Coffee and shopping before riding appears to be working well. I like it, anyway.
I left home at 8:00am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the North East. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was packed, it is the first day of the Qld school holidays. I will try and ride on Monday, Wednesday & Friday while it is school holidays. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. About halfway, the water was still covering the gravel path. I rode through the first flooded area, at least my shoes didn't get wet this time, then I approached the second flooded area and looking at the size I chickened out and headed back to Seaworld Drive shared path. As I approached Seaworld Resort, Lukey rang to ask where I was, as he is out doing a 'run in' ride on his brand new Kawasaki Z900 (a bloody beautiful motorbike). We met and chatted for a few minutes at Seaworld Resort, before we went out separate ways. Next time I will take a photo of Lukey and his bike. Seaworld Drive was completely flooded last Thursday, today the side from The Spit is open but the other side is still flooded. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the end of the Moondarewa Spit, (as Disney appears to have finished their filming of Nautilus). I ride another lap of both Spits. I took a photo of the drying section of Doug Jennings Park.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, (it is 90% full) then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 153 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Q1 looking beautiful against the blue sky.
The flooded section of Doug Jennings Park near the Spit has nearly dried out.
11:15am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:05am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:19am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:01am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing all the standing water after Tuesday's downpour, the filming of Disney's Nautilus TV Series and Bum's Bay was still empty of all boats.
My new riding routine of Coffee and shopping before riding appears to be working well.
I left home at 7:43am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the South. The Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. About halfway, the water was still covering the gravel path. I rode through the first flooded area, my shoes were in the water on the downstroke, then I approached the second flooded area and looking at the size I chickened out (check out the photo below) and headed back to Seaworld Drive shared path. Seaworld Drive was completely flooded and all traffic was going through Muriel Henchman Park. I continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the start of the Moondarewa Spit, but it was still barricaded off as Disney was filming a section of their new TV series called Nautilus. I turned around rode back to the Seaway/Spit and back to Moondarewa Spit. I took some photos of the flooded section of Doug Jennings Park.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 80 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The flooded section of Seaworld Drive near Muriel Henchman Park.
The flooded section of Seaworld Drive near Muriel Henchman Park.
One of the flooded sections on my gravel path. I chickened out riding through it.
The flooded section of Doug Jennings Park near the Spit.
The flooded section of Doug Jennings Park near the Spit.
The flooded section of Doug Jennings Park near the Spit.
10:31am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:30am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:49am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was seeing the Eastern brown snake, the filming of Disney's Nautilus TV Series and Bum's Bay was empty of all boats.
My new riding routine of Coffee and shopping before riding appears to be working well.
I left home at 7:53am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and slowly building from the East. The Broadwater started off as a mirror.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Check out the photo below, the view towards Southport was beautiful with the water very glassy. Continued through the Broadwater Parklands, down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. About halfway, a cyclist coming the other way, said there was a brown snake crossing the gravel track. I saw it, stopped, gave it a wide berth and took a photo, then continued on my merry way. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the start of the Moondarewa Spit, but it was barricaded off as Disney was filming a section of their new TV series called Nautilus. The security guard said that Captain Nemo was in it, so I turned around rode back to the Seaway/Spit and back to him. I also rode onto Doug Jennings Park and took a photo of all the Disney workers.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours which is on the jetty, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
As it was quite warm, I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 3 scoops of rum and raisin ice cream. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 88 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
My friendly Eastern Brown snake crossing the gravel track.
At my Northern turnaround spot, looking towards Southport.
How beautiful does the Broadwater looking. Very glassy.
Disney's filming crew.
Bum's Bay - Empty of boats.
3 scoops of rum and raisin ice cream.
Bloody YUMMA.
10:47am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:29am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
8:54am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the absolute joy of riding.
My normal 6 monthly skin checkup, shows a couple of SCCs had to be cut out. Under Doctor's orders I wasn't allowed to ride for at least a week.
I have started a new routine, which is drive to lab park about 7:15am, have coffee and do shopping at Coles, if needed. Arrive back home and go for a ride leaving approx 8am. Stop at Cafe Rockpool and order a ham and cheese toastie.
I left home at 8:03am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was light and building from the SE. A headwind heading to Surfers BUT a beautiful tailwind pushing me to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Stopped and spoke to Mark and Viv, they asked where I had been. I told them.. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Stopped halfway and spoke to Christine, who was doing her daily walk. The gravel track has recovered from all the flooding and is now bone dry again. Continued riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, rode through Muriel Henchman park, did a lap of the Seaworld carpark, then rode around Marina Mirage, past Helitours whicch is on the jetty, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
Took photos of Goosey Lucy and mates.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie only. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 80 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Goosey Lucy and mates at MacIntosh island.
Helitours on Marina Mirage jetty.
All my mates at Cafe Rockpool.
11:04am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:42am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:05am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:04am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
I left home at 8:11am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was blowing rather firm from the SE. A headwind heading to Surfers BUT a beautiful tailwind pushing me to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Stopped and spoke to Mark (the head gardener) I wished him a belated birthday for last Thursday. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Stopped halfway and took a photo of where the gravel path was flooded. As I rode around a bend, a 3ft Eastern Brown snake scampered across the path in front of me and was quickly lost in the long grass, I didn't stop to take a photo. Continuing riding to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive, crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a ham and cheese toastie only. It was YUMMA. At Broadwater Parklands, "The festival of Colour" was in full volume. Unbelieveably LOUD.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 102 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
This section has finally dried out.
Some of the crowd for "The Festival of Colour".
10:48am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
9:47am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:01am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:14am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was back on the bike after a couple of weeks of SHIT weather.
I left home at 6:57am, with a light breeze and smooth seas.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk and the Seaworld Drive shared path.
The gravel path was blocked as machinery were doing something, so I had to head to Seaworld Drive and then rode along the shared path to The Seaway/Spit. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my museli bar, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of rum and raisin ice cream and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 61 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Rum and Raisin ice cream.... Bloody YUMMA.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:19am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:39am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
Today's highlight: was checking out what was still flooded and there were heaps.
I left home at 9:08am, after going for a coffee and some shopping at Coles Lab Park. The breeze was blowing like buggery from the ESE. A headwind heading to Surfers BUT a beautiful tailwind pushing me to The Spit and from the Sundale bridge, all the way home. There was a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was very light with walkers. Still the dickheads that want to walk down the middle or on the right hand side. These shared paths would be 20ft or 7m wide, bloody great, except for the dickheads. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk and the Seaworld Drive shared path.
I was roughly opposite Muriel Henchman Park, when I struck various flooded sections of the gravel path. Luckily, I have only ridden the gravel path approx 700+ times, so I know what was under the water. The 1st wet patch was only tyre deep, the next section was large and long, so I walked around the edge in long grass, no dramas. The next section was over the pedal, so both shoes got wet. The next section would be at least 1-2 feet deep, so I did a U Turn and headed to Seawworld Drive, crossed over onto the new shared path. Rode this to The Seawall/Spit, no dramas. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos but the spray was flying over the end, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, then headed homeward. I gave Narrowneck and another lap of GC600 Park a miss, as I had to ride back into the gale and that wasn't about to happen.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, the wrong way as Seaworld Drive was under water and the cars were drenching everything on the shared path. I continued along the shared path and kept dry, then through Seaworld's carpark. It was chockers about 80% full, as the local schools were closed today due to the floods.
I rode directly to Sundale Bridge and then past Cafe Rockpool, but being lunchtime, it was full, so I didn't stop and even bypassed the caravan park.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
My Gravel track was still flooded in various parts.
My Gravel track was still flooded in various parts.
My Gravel track was still flooded in various parts.
My Gravel track was still flooded in various parts.
The water flowing out the Seaway was dirty.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:55am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
11:09am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:08am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
I left home at 6:27am. The breeze was light and building from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos but the spray was flying over the end, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 73 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Beautiful spray at the end of The Spit.
Goosey Lucy & mates.
9:23am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:00am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:11am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:30am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
I left home at 6:30am. The breeze was light and building from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos but the spray was flying over the end, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, took more photos then did another lap to both Spits.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 87 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
With all my friends at Cafe Rockpool.
9:33am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:09am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:22am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:35am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was being back on my bike after having it serviced last week and when I picked it up last Saturday, I buggered my back and was bedridden for a day and today was the first day that my back was ready for a ride AND IT WAS BRILLIANT.
I left home at 9:13am, after having my daily coffee and some shopping at Lab Park. The breeze was blowing from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal with the School hols now finished. It was great riding with only a small amount of people on the shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and sat and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, then rode back out to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Then rode back to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode back along the Federation Walk (gravel track), as it was late in the morning, there would be too many people around Seaworld and Marina Mirage and the jetty. I continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of rum and raisin ice cream and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were only 93 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
GC Para Sailing.
Some of the boys waiting for their daily feeding at Charis Seafood, Labrador.
Beautiful rum and raisin ice cream.
11:59am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:58am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
11:12am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:28am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: as it was the last day of the month, I needed 63kms to meet my monthly 400kms target. I got there JUST.
I left home at 6:10am. The breeze was light and building from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with heaps of locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos and ate my banana, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit. To increase my kilometers for today, to reach my monthly target, I rode to both Spits - 4 times.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island. Stopped and spoke to Mark and confirmed that Nigel was on duty yesterday, I haven't Nige for months.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of their beautiful rum and raisin ice cream and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued directly homeward, giving the caravan park amiss today.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
This dude was just gliding along with a reefed main.
9:53am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:05am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:35am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:16am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: the joy of riding.
I left home at 6:41am, the breeze was light and slowly building from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was chockers, with heaps of locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos, people everywhere and not one spare car spot. Then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, where I sat and ate my banana. Due to the crowds I only did a small ride.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode directly to Cafe Rockpool and ordered a coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued directly back to home, no riding around the caravan park.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Coffee time at Cafe Rockpool.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:18am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:30am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:46am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: the joy of riding.
I left home at 6:10am. The breeze was blowing from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with heaps of locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, where I sat and ate my banana. Then rode out to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Then rode back to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered a coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 135 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
9:07am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
7:54am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:06am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:24am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: the joy of riding.
I left home at 9:46am, after having a coffee at The Coffee Club at Runaway Bay and shopping at Coles. Came home and went for a ride. The breeze was light and slowly building from the South East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was chockers, with heaps of locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos, people everywhere and not one spare car spot. Then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, where I sat and ate my banana. Due to the crowds I only did a small ride.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode directly to Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of their new beautiful rum and raisin ice cream. It was YUMMA.
I continued directly back to home, no riding around the caravan park.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
11:13am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
11:25am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
10:46am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was meeting and discussing with Ryan (our local councillor) a couple of our shit shared paths.
I left home at 6:12am. The breeze was light and slowly building from the North East with a slight chop on the Broadwater.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, with heaps of locals and tourists on their morning walk. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. A tree had now fallen across the Walk (see photo). Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and took my photos, while waiting for the odd large wave then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, where I sat and ate my banana. Then rode out to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Then rode back to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered 2 scoops of their new beautiful rum and raisin ice cream and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 161 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The fallen tree across Federation Walk.
One of BIG waves in each set that comes through.
One of BIG waves in each set that comes through.
One of BIG waves in each set that comes through.
One of BIG waves in each set that comes through.
The remains of my 2 scoops of rum and raisin.
IT WAS YUMMA.
9:13am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:18am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:04am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:18am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was meeting and patting the 3 Maremma dogs. They are beautiful.
I left home at 5:47am. The breeze was quite strong from the South East and the Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The Shared Path was back to normal, as the Magic Millions were packing up. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and ate my banana and took my photos, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit. I spoke to the lady who owns 3 Maremma dogs (think Oddball the movie), they are beautiful, then rode out to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Then rode back to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered my coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 217 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
Some of the wave sets still created heaps of spray.
One of the Maremma dogs watching his mates playing.
The fireys were out training.
At Cafe Rockpool with ALL my mates.
8:58am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
7:25am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
7:52am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
6:54am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of riding.
I left home at 6:26am. The breeze was quite strong from the South East and the Broadwater had a slight chop.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. The joint was jumping as the Magic Millions a horse event was being promoted on the sand with horses running along the beach. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and ate my museli bar and took my photos, then rode to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, then out to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Then rode back to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
I rode through Muriel Henchman Park, then along the bike path upto and through Seaworld's carpark.
I rode around Marina Mirage and the jetty.
Crossed over Seaworld Drive back onto the Federation Walk and continued back to MacIntosh Island.
I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and ordered my coffee and a ham and cheese toastie. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 221 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home. Another enjoyable ride.
The people on the beach at Surfers watching the Magic Millions promotion.
9:26am - At Narrowneck.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
8:09am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
8:25am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
7:37am - at Surfers.
Today's highlight: was the joy of being back on my bike after Xmas/NYE pigging out.
Today's lowlight: was riding into the breeze but it wasn't too bad.
I left home at 8:33am, after having coffee at Lab Park and doing a shop at Coles. Got home, sat down and said "fuck it.. I'm going for a ride".
My first ride since before Xmas and boy, do I need it. Someone has been 'pigging out' during the 'off' time.
The breeze was a constant 20kph with gusts to 30+kph from the East South East and the Broadwater had a chop with some whitecaps.
As usual, I rode Northward, to my Lands End turnaround point. Continuing through the Broadwater Parklands. I continued down to MacIntosh Is, did a lap. Over the Bridge at Narrowneck then along the Shared Path, to my normal spot at Surfers, to take my weather photos. There were people everywhere out walking etc. I headed off to the Spit along the various shared paths.
I continued to the Seaway via the Federation Walk. Rode to the tip of the Seawall/Spit. Stopped and ate my banana and watched the 20 yachts coming through the Seaway heading to their startline off Surfers. It was a good sight.
Headed down to the tip of the Moondarewa Spit, I noticed 2 fins in the seaway, I stopped and waited but Danny dolphin was right over on the South Straddie side. Consequently, no photos.
After leaving The Spit, I rode along the Shared Path that runs beside Seaworld Drive.
Past Muriel Henchman Park, Seaworld, Marina Mirage pier and the Southport YC and headed to Cafe Rockpool.
As I had already had my daily caffeine fix, I stopped at Cafe Rockpool and had 2 scoops of their 'new' rum and raisin ice cream. It was YUMMA.
I continued homeward, did a lap of 'our' caravan park, there were 220 occupied caravan sites out of 230 sites.
Arrived at home, after another magic ride.
The yachts coming through the Seaway.
Heading for the start line off Surfers.
QOIN SAIL PARADISE REGATTA 2022.
The yachts coming through the Seaway.
Heading for the start line off Surfers.
QOIN SAIL PARADISE REGATTA 2022.
The yachts coming through the Seaway.
Heading for the start line off Surfers.
QOIN SAIL PARADISE REGATTA 2022.
It was a tad rough.
The breeze was a constatnt 20+kph gusting to 30kph.
A good testing breeze.
Looking towards Surfers.
looking inshore.
looking towards South Straddie.
looking out to sea.
10:02am - At the tip of Seaway/Spit.
At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
looking South.
looking West.
looking North.
10:34am - At the tip of Moondarewa Spit.
At my normal spot opposite Hanlan St.
looking North.
looking East.
looking South.
9:33am - at Surfers.
