Sunday 30 November Sunday cycling

bridge to Kangaroo Point

Lizard inspecting the bikes

intrepid cyclists

Jackster seen from Kanga Pt

When David and l lived in London we regularly went for a cycle ride along the Thames riverside path. Brisbane has it's own riverside path for cyclists and pedestrians in fact Brisbanites seem dedicated to being outdoors and keeping fit from the number of people we've spotted out and about.

We decided to join them and loaded our folding bikes into the dinghy for a precarious water ride against the incoming tide to dinghy dock at Eagle Street Pier. There we unloaded and unfolded our trusty port hoppers and headed off along the north shore. It's a lovely path with good signage and plenty of users. A couple of miles down river we came to the last stop for the free river ferry on the north side. When the ferry came we used it to cross to the other side of the river a for the return route around Kangaroo Point, originally the site of the early wharfs and a stone quarry it's now an upmarket suburb with glorious views of the city. We needed to cross the river again to get back to our starting point and used the Goodwill footbridge from the South Bank back to the Botanical Gardens and passing Jackster on the way.

In the evening we were invited to Micromegas for a fish fondue. Fish Fredy had caught on the trip over from New Caledonia and a table top fondue Chantal had found earlier this week. Fish poached in a bouillon with dipping sauces and rice – simple and tasty.