We stopped for a glass of wine at the Victoria Park Bar & Grill for old time's sake. It was here, five years ago, that we decided on our name, 'The Hungry Hikers". We had been hiking together for a few years leading up to this, but it seemed like a good time to choose a name that captured our twin loves.
The day didn't look too promising to start, but the drizzle had stopped by the time we met at Downey Park and we were able to spend the day walking without any further rain. We began walking along Enoggera Creek with a side trip for coffee at the Willow & Spoon on Newmarket Road. This proved to be a worthwhile decision as the banana bread and rhubarb crumble were delicious. After morning tea we made our way back to the Ennogera Creek path, and walked as far as the Commercial Hockey Club. We crossed the river here and threaded our way through the leafy streets to reach Victoria Park Golf Course. The Victoria Park Golf Course is now officially closed and the Brisbane City Council is converting it into new 64-hectare park. We included the area on our walk to take a look at what progress has been made. Not much yet, it seems, but if you click here you can read more about the project. We stopped for a glass of wine at the Victoria Park Bar & Grill for old time's sake. It was here, five years ago, that we decided on our name, 'The Hungry Hikers". We had been hiking together for a few years leading up to this, but it seemed like a good time to choose a name that captured our twin loves. What do we love nearly as much as wine? Ice-cream of course! We completed our 10 kilometre circuit with an EKKA strawberry ice-cream at the pop-up ice-cream stall at the exhibition grounds. This was a perfect ending to another day out exploring our great city.
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This week we met at the Les Moore Park at Victoria Point and followed the foreshore to Halloran Conservation Park. Point Halloran Conservation Area skirts Moreton Bay and is home to a section of the Moreton Bay Cycleway that has recently been upgraded to run along elevated boardwalks and paved pathways. In a short space of time walkers can experience swamps, ponds, dry forests, paperbark groves and lunar landscapes or red claypan. It was an overcast day, but that did not dampen our spirits. After completing our walk we celebrated life and friendship over bubbles and morning tea.
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