Wendy Ride: 41km; total: 83km
Greg Ride: 75km; total: 147km
We set off at our agreed time of 8am, heading north to Tingoora. After a quick'ish 6km we were at the Tingoora crossroads and selected the East Loop to do first. We weren't quite prepared for the climbing we had to do, however, the downhills were exhilarating. 11km later (felt like more), we were back at Tingoora and stopped for a drink and snack before continuing to to the West Loop of 18km.
The hills on the West Loop seemed to go on forever. For those on ebikes, it was not an issue, although we did feel it when we faced a headwind as well. For those on manual bikes, we salute you! All the ebikers agreed that we would have struggled.
Greg decided to head back to Wooroolin via the East Loop, while the rest of us came home the way we went. While it was all uphill, we did have a slight tailwind and we were soon at Dusty Daisy coffee for a late mornos.
Back to the vans for a clean up and a rest before lunch and a real rest. Greg then went for a ride to Kingaroy while Wendy did some pers admin and email catch-ups.
Pre-dinner drinks were had at Greg and Karen's site, before dinner in our own vans. Homemade Pizza was on our menu. We ended up with no leftovers, which is very unusual for us. All those hills certainly sharpened our appetites.
East Tingoora Loop
Mark looks like an Alien!
View from the top of the hill on Weckers Road
Waiting to turn right from Weckers Road onto Transmitter Road
West Tingoora Loop
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Tingoora
Tingoora Public Hall
Amazing how nature takes over
Lovely red soil
One of the roads of the West Tingoora Loop
Duboisia processing plant, Tingoora
Duboisia bush, which is grown for the pharmaceutical industry
Anglican Church Kingaroy
I can see a rainbow, see a rainbow ..... not a very good one, but still a rainbow
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