Jump!

Riding in places like Cooloola National Park reminds me that we’re just kids in grown-up bodies. Every Saturday we get up early to ride our bikes with friends. But we always try to get home in time for dinner.

We started our adventure at Harrys Hut on the Noosa River and followed the river north into the national park through thick forests of paperbarks, cabbage tree palms…

… and scribbly gums.

We then followed the smooth clay roads of the Cooloola way northwards alongside vast pine plantations.

Clare and Anna demonstrated some “Bush Yoga”. Unlike the last time they did this on one of our rides, I didn’t try to copy them.

Since our previous visits, the surface of the road has been graded which made some of the downhill sections smooth and fast.

We stopped at Neebs Waterholes for morning tea.

This gorgeous chain of freshwater lagoons form part of the upper reaches of the Noosa River.

Recent rain has raised the water level in the creek. Tanins from leaves make the water look like weak tea – but it’s still beautiful.

The rain has also made the track wetter in places, so we were grateful that the creek crossings had been strengthened with rocks to make them easier to pass.