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Redcliffe Easter Ride

NeilEnnis — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:56:32 +0000

Ken and I rode out to Redcliffe to meet everyone else for a picnic. It was a perfect day for it.

For someone who hasn’t ridden more than 10-15km at a time, Ken handled this 60km ride really well.

I think all the nice food at the picnic might have helped too!

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Tsunami – Redcliffe Style

NeilEnnis — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:33:03 +0000

All of South-Eastern Australia was on a tsunami alert this morning after the earthquake in Chile. On the hill behind this makeshift sign a lone TV cameraman sat watching the horizon for the scoop of the day which (thankfully) never came.

More pictures from Redcliffe

NeilEnnis — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:10:55 +0000

Here’s some more pictures from this morning’s ride.

This is the view to the North-West from the Hornibrook Bridge looking towards Hayes Inlet.

And this is a great looking street in Redcliffe with a beautiful canopy of Moreton Bay Fig Trees – really enjoyable to ride through.

John Oxley Memorial

NeilEnnis — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:06:48 +0000

Some pictures from our ride to Redcliffe this morning.

“On the morning of
July 17th 1799
Lt MATTHEW FLINDERS
landed near this spot
from the
Sloop Norfolk
and called it
Red Cliff Point
He was the first white man
to land
on this peninsula”

“Lt JOHN OXLEY
Surveyor General of
NEW SOUTH WALES
Landed here from
HM Cutter Mermaid
December 2nd 1823

The Brig Amity
under his direction
brought hither the first
Moreton Bay Settlement
under Lt Henry Miller
Commandant
September 12th 1824″

To Redcliffe and Back Before Breakfast

NeilEnnis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:38:34 +0000

Lachlan and I rode out from Lawnton along Anzac Avenue to the Redcliffe peninsular this morning. We followed it around to Woody point, over the old Hornibrook Bridge, and back via Deagon, Bracken Ridge and Strathpine home.

All up about 53km in 2 and a half hours.

Between 5am and 7am the sun isn’t too much of a hassle, plus we had light rainfall for some of the way which kept the temperature pleasant.

We had to get up pretty early to get back before breakfast!

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Redcliffe Sunset

NeilEnnis — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:46:00 +0000

I never thought you’d be able to see the sun set over the water in South-East Queensland, considering the fact that it’s on the east coast of Australia.

I took this photo of the sunset from Scarborough on the northern tip of the Redcliffe Peninsula across the road from the Marina, looking north-west over Deception Bay.

It’s much more picturesque when you see it with your own eyes – the Glasshouse Mountains off to the north (not visible in this photo) look spectacular.

I can’t think if many other places in the area where you can see sunsets over the water like this from the mainland.

Well worth the effort!

Dragon in the Sand

NeilEnnis — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:35:00 +0000

We visited the “Festival of Sails” at Redcliffe on Friday and watched the launch of the annual Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race.

The place was packed with visitors, but one thing that really impressed us was this sand sculture of a Dragon and some Dolphins. The Dragon has some file coming out of his nostrils. It looks amazing.

Dennis Massoud, aka “Sandman”, who does these sculptures is there every year, and he’s available for parties and functions. He’s a world champion at his craft.