On Sunday just past, I got to go for a ride. The first one for a while. The map is here.
The day promised to be very hot (34ºC), so at 0630, I met GrahamT and we headed south for a bit down the slab to Yatala where we topped up with petrol. From there we proceeded inland to Canungra and then up the hill to Kamuran Lookout. It was mercifully cool there and we sat, admired the view, drank tea and put the world to rights — sorry guys, it was good at the time but didn't last long. A young man and his friend on a Kawasaki 900 sports bike (not the retro) appeared and we talked with them for a bit.
After that we scooted back to Canungra; up the goat track to Mt Tamborine, where GrahamT retains a modest retreat. After more tea, we abandoned his bike there and he rode on the back with me back to HQ in Brisbane. He then returned to the retreat with his ute. Thus equipped, I'm sure he'll have a wonderful festive season riding around the Gold Coast hinterland.
I got a ride and, for at least an hour after I got home, I bathed in the rosy glow that comes from doing someone a favour. After that it was too hot to do anything.
View north from Kamuram Lookout.
The day promised to be very hot (34ºC), so at 0630, I met GrahamT and we headed south for a bit down the slab to Yatala where we topped up with petrol. From there we proceeded inland to Canungra and then up the hill to Kamuran Lookout. It was mercifully cool there and we sat, admired the view, drank tea and put the world to rights — sorry guys, it was good at the time but didn't last long. A young man and his friend on a Kawasaki 900 sports bike (not the retro) appeared and we talked with them for a bit.
After that we scooted back to Canungra; up the goat track to Mt Tamborine, where GrahamT retains a modest retreat. After more tea, we abandoned his bike there and he rode on the back with me back to HQ in Brisbane. He then returned to the retreat with his ute. Thus equipped, I'm sure he'll have a wonderful festive season riding around the Gold Coast hinterland.
I got a ride and, for at least an hour after I got home, I bathed in the rosy glow that comes from doing someone a favour. After that it was too hot to do anything.
View north from Kamuram Lookout.
Sometimes the road not travelled is best left that way. (Jane Goodall)