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[Deleted member 18083]

Fifty days later …

Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Fifty days later …

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Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

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There he is!
Had a few of us rather concerned mate. Glad you're OK.

 

[RabH]

Fifty days later …

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Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

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Good to see you back mate!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Fifty days later …

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Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

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Gorgeous pics BTW...

 

[Prairie Dog]

Good to hear from you David. Missed your presence and as always, those exquisite photos.

 

[kahn]

@RabH

What a fantastic report and accompanying pics.

This one could be a painting up on the wall of a museum

 

[Prairie Dog]

And Seattle never fails to amaze. Today it is a very light mist/drizzle. But now they are talking about 90F (32.2C) next Monday.

It almost feels like we’ve been under a storm watch for the entire month of June, so I’ll take a bit of drizzle/mist any day of the week over the current conditions. In fact, it’s coming down in sheets right now.

 

[PatriciaK]

Fifty days later …

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Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

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SO happy to see you again here, David! Hope all is well!

 

[BlackHand]

Welcome back David!

 

[PatriciaK]

First training ride for Italy:


We're starting out at 10-15 miles every other day for a couple of weeks, then will make our way gradually up to 20-25. Most of the rides on the tour are around 30 miles per day, but that's not solid riding - we'll be stopping for caffé (naturalmente!), cultural tours, lunch, wine tastings , etc. along the way.

Here's a repeat picture from the same route from Sunday:

 

[HCooke]

Did 35 mile in and out on the KATY trail in MO. Old grain elevator from the 1890's.

 

[Saratoga Dave]

Welcome back Dave, we’ve missed you!

 

[dodgeman]

Yes David it is good to hear from you.

 

[DiggyGun]

Fifty days later …

Welcome home…

 

[DiggyGun]

Weather’s been dry in Blighty, which is nice.

Had to do some jobs here and there to catch up with things.

Mrs DG has been doing some double shifts since our holiday in Norfolk, but managed to get a couple of rides in, no picnics though…

 

[peterh_nz]

Fifty days later …

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Early Morning : Noosa River
Tewantin, Queensland​

I hadn’t intended to be off the bike for seven weeks: sometimes life takes an unexpected change. Normality has been restored, I trust, and we – I’m with my brother and sister-in-law – are taking a recuperative break in the winter sun ‘up the coast’ beside the Noosa River estuary.

We'll be here for a few more days, and then it will be time to drop them off at Brisbane Airport and head back to Ipswich to be with my beloved Jen.

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So relieved to hear from you David.

A lot of us were worried and all sorts of possibilities were running through our minds.

So you may make it "back" to NZ?!

Peter

 

[fooferdoggie]

Mt hood with just a little while poking out here and there. I wish it looked as good as it does to my eyes but nope.

 

[Friserando]

 

[kahn]

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Not my kind of texture - not anymore!

 

[Deleted member 18083]

Tiny tot goes surfing …

7:20 am (sunrise 6:35 am)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland​

I went for a morning ride to Noosa's surf beach—my first hilly ride for quite some time and, at only seventeen kilometres, the longest since restarting.

Although it was early in the day, the young surfers had beaten me to the beach! 7:00 am and they were splashing and zooming around in the surf before school. (Friday was the final day of the second term; school holidays for the next three weeks.)

In the photo, it looks to me like our surf champion of the future has already parted company with her board (not sure): it hardly matters, fun before school on a winter's morning is what life is about!

Older folk kept their feet dry, enjoying an early walk, or jog, along the beach as the tide began to ebb. My R&M Homage managed a few metres through the softer sand before it decided to have its kickstand propped against a few pieces of pumice (Dave, give me a break while you take a few photos).

Sunshine Beach, Queensland​

1. Noosa River at sunrise (previous photos, post #6522)
2. Sunshine Beach (beach photos)
3. Noosa Main Beach (tomorrow's photos—if I remember to take them!)