The Cormanus Chronicles: 5 of 2017

[Cormanus]

For lots of reasons, I’ve not done much riding since the Ride Down Under in March. So I was overdue for a day out. Well overdue.

Queensland, Australia, in the winter is glorious for riding: cool mornings and clear, sunny skies, make way for temperatures in the low to mid 20s (Celsius) during the middle of the day. The lower temperatures reduce the heat haze, so the visibility is good.


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I headed south down the motorway—clockwise around the ‘8’.


And came to the Gold Coast-Springbrook Road where, at some point, a sign warned me it was closed ahead.
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But, because I wanted to have a look, I kept going until I came to Polly’s Country Kitchen. I was hungry so I stopped for coffee and food. Polly made a passable cappuccino and an excellent plate of eggs and bacon, and I took a photo of the bike.
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My timing was impeccable. Three hundred metres or so further-on the road was closed. I retraced my steps a little, rode some pretty roads and came to views of mountains.
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By then I was over the border into New South Wales. And I took a new turn to head to Tyalgum. There was a lovely view looking back to a section of the Border Ranges which formed a natural amphitheatre.
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There were cows.
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And streams.
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And road through pretty Australian bush.
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There were wooden bridges
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And more mountains.
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And then, 469 kilometres later, I was home. And tired. And happy.