Maidei goes on a world tour-Part 1 of the Bicycle Mystery Tour

[shootingstar]

Since we get so many close-up shots of Maidei, kind of forget how small she and her bike are.

[crazycanuck]

I must mention that grass trees (aka Blackboy bushes) are really really annoying when mtn biking...The stem stumps (?) are unfriendly & not fun to run into

They're on every trail here in WA. Pea gravel & grass trees make such a nice couple

[pinkbikes]

PB decided to take me on another ride on Sunday morning. This was to be the "urban Brisbane" experience.

PB, her DD, and another couple and their DD met at the Goodwill Bridge for a circuit of inner Brisbane by bikeway (sort of a 11yo-friendly version of a River Loop). This route crossed the Goodwill Bridge (an inner city bike and pedestrian bridge across the Brisbane River) and turned right to follow the river around the city botanic gardens, along the city boardwalk to Story Bridge, and along the floating walkway to a nice cafe at the end of New Farm Park for iced coffee/chocolates. If only PB had taken a picture of me there we'd have been happy, but she was saving me for the "money shot" back at Southbank Parklands by the inner city beach at the lagoon.

We rode back the way we came, but continued on to the newest inner city pedestrian and cycle bridge, the Kurilpa Bridge, which takes you across the river into the forecourt of the Gallery of Modern art (known as the GOMA - sort of like Gomer Pyle but not so poorly acted!). From there we headed back along to Southbank Parklands and the humans indulged in a dip in the lagoon.

http://www.visitsouthbank.com.au/att...bank_parklands

This link gives an idea of what the Southbank Parkland brings to the centre of the city in Brisbane.

Anyway, I was cooling my heels, waiting for them to finish their dip and take that money shot, when all of a sudden there was thunder, lightning and the skies opened with a pounding summer storm. We headed for cover but all of us got wet - even I got a little damp in my ziplock bag! I'm all dry now - although I never did get that money shot by the lagoon at Southbank!

So now PB has decided that the weather here is cursed and it is time for me to move on over to the "land of the long white cloud" and visit MillieNZ for some terrific riding on New Zealand's northern isle. So tomorrow I'll be on my way.

So it's goodbye to sunny (?) Queensland and Australia and off to new adventures....

[Maxxxie]

Awwwww, PB, that sucks! If it's any consolation, I feel your pain. The BOM reckons this weekend might be a little sunnier!

Max

[crazycanuck]

Ummm...she might not see the sun in NZ either... Then again...Auckland weather might surprise me...

[MillieNZ]

Ummm...she might not see the sun in NZ either... Then again...Auckland weather might surprise me...

She'll see sun ........... but she'll probably be blown off her bike

[crazycanuck]

Mnz...will you take Maidei to Woodhill or to da beach..ahhhhh

[pinkbikes]

Awwwww, PB, that sucks! If it's any consolation, I feel your pain. The BOM reckons this weekend might be a little sunnier!

Max

Oh - I'm really hoping so! I plan to reintroduce myself to some single track dirt at Daisy Hill this weekend if the weather behaves.