Intro
16 riders took part in our
latest group ride. Welcome to the new riders to our group. I
am sure you enjoyed your day.What beautiful roads these
were north of Brisbane! I think everyone will agree that the one way
section on Obi Obi Rd and the glorious Peachester stretch were the
highlight of the day. (Who would like to set up a road-block
this weekend and keep the Peachester road just for our own
private use for a day??) The drizzle that we
encountered on our first leg of the trip soon cleared to a
beautiful (and comparatively warm) winter’s day. No accidents
to report again, which always makes for a great ride,
(although we did ‘lose’ two riders- me included!) Yes, guys- I
have put in my request for a GPS for
Christmas.
Route
Dayboro through to Woodford.
Woodford to Kenilworth.
Kenilworth to
Mapleton. Mapleton to Woodford. Woodford to
Dayboro.
1st Leg- Dayboro
to Woodford
A group of 14 riders met at
the Dayboro swimming pool carpark and set off on a familiar
trek up Mt Mee. The drizzle began just before we started our
trip, but was never more than slightly annoying and cleared
just after our first stop.Once again there were no
accidents and no police to be seen on the mountain despite
recent reports of an increased police presence in the area.
After a leisurely first leg we stopped at the
Woodford Bakery for a rest and refreshment break, and met up
with Red N Red, who joined up with us until after lunch. Great
to see you both again. (It was nice to have one other girl
with us for part of the trip!)
2nd Leg- Woodford
to Kenilworth
Absolutely gorgeous roads for
this leg of the trip! The smooth bitumen and fast sweeping
roads were a stark contrast to the first leg of the journey.
If only all of the bitumen in
Queensland was like this we would have so much more choice in
planning our rides. Our stop at Little Yabba Creek
at Kenilworth was
beautiful (as you will see by the pictures.) A fantastic
little rest stop with some beautiful
scenery.
3rd Leg- Kenilworth to
Mapleton
Once again, the pace of our
ride changed during this leg. After leaving our rest stop at
Little Yabba Creek, we headed onto the
Eumundi-
Kenilworth Road. This road had some absolutely amazing hairpin
corners that were a fantastic prelude to
Obi Obi
Road. I
must say that the sealed road heading up Obi Obi is MUCH more
fun than the badly rutted dirt road leading down. I was
thankful to our ride planners that we only did bitumen for
this trip! (As you start to head up
Obi Obi
Rd the dirt
road heading down can be seen on the right.)
Apart from the great road surface and
spine-tingling twists this stretch of road is famous among
bikers for the fact that it is one-way!!! A great stretch for
pushing your ability without the worry of oncoming traffic.
The 20kmh hairpin certainly had me literally on the edge of my
seat! Have to practice that one again I think!
After the adrenaline of Obi Obi we headed to the
Mapleton Hotel for lunch (well, most of us did- you will need
to get a report on the food from the people who didn’t get
lost, as I did a recce on my own to check out part of the next
leg! J )
4th Leg-
Mapleton to Woodford
This part of journey had some
of the most beautiful views of the north coast. It is a real
tourist mecca, so it is fairly inevitable to get stuck behind
traffic. (Although the slower ride provides a good chance to
take in the magnificent views.) It feels as though you are
on top of the world looking out to Baroon Dam and the
Pacific
Ocean on the
Sunshine
Coast. It was lovely just to take it all in and let
lunch settle before heading in through Beerwah, past the
Glasshouse Mountains, and stopping once again at the Woodford
Bakery.
5th Leg-
Woodford to Dayboro
Everyone was getting tired and
ready for a Sunday afternoon siesta by this stage. Our friends
from the southern and western side of
Brisbane still had quite a long trip home, so we headed
back up Mt Mee. The twisties up the northern side of the
mountain are always great fun, and there was very little
traffic at this time of day which added to the enjoyment.
We had our traditional Mt Mee Lookout photo
shoot before heading south down the mountain and each on our
separate journeys home. All riders reported in safe
and well, and even our lost riders were accounted for in the
end.
Conclusion
I am sure that all riders
would love to do this loop again. It certainly is one of my
favourite routes. Thank-you to all who participated to make
for a wonderful day, and particularly our friends who
travelled longer distances from the southern and western
suburbs. (It was nice to have you on northern turf!
J ) As, I said before- welcome to
our new riders. I am sure you enjoyed the company of our
fantastic group of friends. To me the friendship is as good as
the riding!
That’s all from your intrepid
and directionless ride reporter for now, looking forward to
the next one…….
Member
Riders:
Righty
Timnkoo
Balmy
Browny
BigD
Black
Magic
HotWheelsaust
Fabes
RCDrags
Cuvy
Mark_Froble
Muttly
RednRed
