On Sunday, we started the day with a walk with Torrey. This is Torrey!
There's a bushwalk close to Megan's house where Torrey gets to go in the mornings. I kept an eye out for kangaroos, but pretty birds were the only wildlife we saw.
It was really neat to walk the through the bush a bit.
After our walk, we grabbed some brunch and then headed down to the city for some bike riding. Brisbane has a really cool program where you can rent bikes from stands all around the city and the return them to other stands. It's all computerized, so the system is not without its glitches. But we managed to make it happen!
I was so impressed with how bike-friendly the city was. The city has done an amazing job of making the waterfront a place where people come out to enjoy the city. In a lot of places, the path has three lanes: two for bikes in either direction and one for pedestrians.
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| Ready to ride! |
It was really fun to get to ride around parts of the city I'd seen in the dark the night before. It was even more beautiful in the daylight.
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| Two of Brisbane's unique bridges |
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| Harbor by the botanic gardens |
We took breaks on our ride to check out some of the beautiful areas in the city.
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| Heading back down the South Bank |
Another interesting thing Brisbane has done to make the city family-friendly is to create some beaches along the waterfront. These beaches actually look like a cross between a pool and a beach, but they were really cool-looking. There are several different beaches, each separated into their own little "lagoon" area. It was a really popular place to be on a hot day like Sunday.
After we'd been riding for a while, we stopped at one of the restaurants overlooking the river and the city and had some beverages.
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| Delicious drinks & great vistas |
On our last water break of the day, we saw this water dragon out getting some sun.
It was a great day, and bike riding was a fabulous way to see the city!
After this fun day, it actually felt good to get on a plane and take a nap. But it was a wonderful weekend and I'd repeat it again in a heartbeat!
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