The joy of concrete causeways

It was a clear, cold morning and we were rugged up in our warm weather gear as we departed. The sun was surprisingly warm and it wasn’t long before we needed to remove some layers.  The winery route took us through farmland and we were soon back at the main road with its link to the rail trail. 

It was a whole new trail! The South Burnett Regional Council has invested in its cycling infrastructure as evidenced by the concrete causeways over the creeks and the barriers on road approaches that were easily navigable on a loaded bike. 

We stopped for coffee in Murgon and bought some sandwiches, unsure of what might be available at our lunch stop. As we left town we passed the old station which had been converted to a Men’s Shed. Its members had restored the old number 763 steam locomotive now permanently on display.

The sealed surface and wooden bridges made for pleasant riding as we continued towards Wondai. The market had just finished and we were fortunate to be able to purchase some strawberries as the vendors were loading their truck.  There were slim pickings at the bakery so we settled for some apple turnovers, glad not to have to buy the only two remaining silverside sandwiches for lunch. 

We enjoyed our lunch in the park with its animal features and tractor.  The Wondai Regional Art Gallery was showing the Tangled Threads exhibition, an impressive display of textiles and embroidered artworks. According to the group of ladies enjoying a very nice-looking lunch outside, the exhibition was by local artists and changed every month.  Clearly a lot of artistic talent in the area.

It was only a short ride to our accommodation in Tingoora where we met by the host, who was actively involved in the local rail trail community group. 

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