No walk today

A bit of rain overnight but it was clearing to the west when I got up so I was in 2 minds about walking. The forecast was rain and 14 degrees and Barry was not keen either. By 9 am it was quite wet and seems to have become more so as the day has gone on. It is also cold with heaters required to keep warm. Time to get on with holiday photos and blog.

Twist

We went to see Rep Theatre's Twist by Miles Tredinnick. It turned out that we had booked the same night as the bushwalkers so we caught up with quite a few old friends.

Perseverance walk

This week we walked in the Perseverance area descending into a nice little creek/gully north of the second buddha. We then climbed up to that ridge at a lower, more easterly point than previous walks, then up the road where we met Bill, Heidi, Gisela, Ursula and Ilena who had just stopped for smoko. We then went down a bit and followed around the cliffs to look at a cave or two, but were below the buddha cave when we dropped down to the track and returned to the car, again dropping into a creek which we followed a fair way before a short steep climb back up to the track. Emily came with me.

Redwood walk

It was good to catch up with several old friends on the Toowoomba Bushwalkers walk in Redwood Park on Saturday morning. The creek was interesting to walk up to the old bridges which were washed out in the floods. We then climbed up to the bridle trail and descended the next ridge before another creek walk back to the picnic ground and a nice cup of coffee before heading home for lunch.

Redwood Park

 It has been a while since we were training for Nepal on Sunday mornings in Redwood Park. I went down with Ann and Keith on our first Tuesday of the year and found it quite overgrown. Barry was leading a short walk from the picnic area up the creek to the bridges and ridges so we decided to go along. It was nice to find many of our bushwalking friends there, rather than new walkers as these were intended for, but we know that it is a good time to walk creeks which were previously overgrown. We had smoko near the bridge crossing, now washed out, then climbed up the trail, along the bridle path, down the next trail with a smoko at the bottom, then back into another bit of creek to the picnic area. Dick and I stayed for a cup of coffee while the others went off to find a cafe. It may be less sociable but the venue is preferable and the quality of coffee more predictable.

The Choristers of St John's Cathedral Brisbane at St James

nice church but I don't go for the Mortons of Brisbane
I am guessing it was 2012 as the program does not have a datte

Deongwar walk

Wet weekend, ready for a walk by Monday night, started getting things ready, and map out for ideas. Barry called to say no walk this week due to weather. The weather pattern had moved through and the stars were coming out at Cotswold Hills, so I decided to do a walk I had thought of for quite a while.
Tuesday morning dawned at its best so I called Rosalie and Gary, probably waking both of them. Dick came and we started walking at 9 am. The track was a bit muddy at first but the plan was to walk the ridge between Bull and Diggings/Little Oakey Creeks, down to the junction. It took 2 hours with a leisurely smoko on a log before the steep descent at the end. We stopped at the log again for lunch at midday on the way out and were back at the car by 1.30.

Yum Cha

We had a family lunch at Sunnybank Yum Cha which was an experience on a public holiday - very busy- but, once seated, we enjoyed the experience. Clearly there are a lot more dishes to explore sometime.

Mullum

Andrew and Steven were up for the June long weekend so we went down on the Sunday for lunch and to celebrate Andrew's birthday. It was quite cold down there with wet weather so we were glad it was a flying visit. Em and Lee had been up to Toowoomba on the Friday and Saturday nights so we left Jim's car at Beenleigh at a shopping centre and did the rest of the trip south in one vehicle.