Ein schöner Wintermorgen

...which means "A beautiful winter morning"... For those who stayed up late last night to watch the Argentineans get thrashed; would know what this means... Wunderbar! Wunderbar!!!

Anyway, the proper title for today's entry would have been, "Die Fahrt zum Glashaus-Berg", sorry, can't help it... I mean, "The Ride to Glasshouse Mountain"... Yup, the late night last night and the cold winter morning didn't stop me from going out for a ride. Well, at least I would have something to write about and you wouldn't have to hear me blogging about the World Cup anymore.

Imagine this; on a bright and sunny winter morning. The calling of the road and the breathtaking scenery. I think I'm just getting addicted to this place.

The above pic is along the Glasshouse Mountain route (also named the "Steve Irwin Way" a.k.a. The Crocodile Hunter) that stretches for 30 km alongside the east of Bruce Highway (A1). It passes along Beerburrum, Beerwah (I really should check the origin of those names!) and Landsborough and rejoins Bruce Highway at the Caloundra Rd. You'll pass along a few beautiful mountain lookout points and the famous Australia Zoo. There were also many many signs I noticed advertising cheap fresh seafood from a seafood van but when I finally got there, there was a sign that says "Fish Van". But there was no van in sight! I rode back with a strong craving for oysters and sand crabs... sigh...

Glasshouse Mountain Lookout Point

There's so much more to explore here e.g. turning west into the Kilcoy-Beerwah Rd that will take you back to the D'Aguilar Highway (not very good road surface though), Lake Baroon to the North West, Mapleton, Montville (the Hinterlands) etc. Anyone keen for an adventure???

In between the World Cup quarter final matches, the ride, the cooking (another successful attempt at a new dish this week - "Masak Daging Merah" - no pic though because everyone was too hungry!) there was still time to catch the latest movie with the kids. Still one of those kiddie movies but "Toy Story 3" was really amazing! This is truly one of the best trilogy and one of the best Pixar production so far.

The look on Afiq's face just made it all worthwile...
(No, he did not have a cramp on his neck; he was pretending to fly like Buzz Lightyear!)


Auf Wiedersehen!