Ride to Redcliff, Part 1

Crane at Woody Point,
originally uploaded by BrisbaneBryce.

I took a train from Central Station out to the end of one of the lines. I went to a town known as Shorncliffe. The train station out there isn't very large, the big stops are at Boondal and Sandgate. It's charming in an odd little way to take the train to the end of the line.

Shorncliffe is a town on Moreton Bay. Not much of a beach, but there are inlets. It reminds me of the Georgia and Florida coast, with docks and fishing boats popping up in the oddest places due to the channels cut inland. There is a beautiful promenade that I've discovered, wide enough for five people to walk abreast, running around a point and along the seashore for quite a way. It's relatively flat and leads to a bridge that goes across the bay. It goes through the towns of Sandgate and Brighton.

There's a bridge that crosses over the bay from Brighton to Clontarf. I discovered a nice little shortcut under one bridge that leads to another, much older bridge made of wooden planks. This one is falling down in places, with long sections fenced off. There's a serviceable but bumpy tarmac down the center. This bridge must be three or four kilometers long. It's quite a pedal from one side to the other. This bridge is for bikes and people only. It runs along side the more modern bridge that's been built for car and truck traffic.

At the other end is the town of Clontarf, home of Bells Beach. Another bike path leads all the way along the shore and ends at Woody Point, which is where I took this photo.

It seems everywhere in Queensland is another crane. This one is constructing an apartment block at the end of the point. I'm sure the views will be great.

It seems I picked a day to ride my bike on a rainy day. That's why the sky is so grey and the light so poor.

This marked the halfway point on my bike ride. It was really starting to rain hard, so I took a landmark photo , had a bite to eat, a drink of water, and turned around.