Day Five - Byron Bay to Redcliffe

The morning started with a photo shoot at the hostel for the local paper. It was another beautiful day for riding. Some people made it down to the beach for a morning swim. Linda got to enjoy a second birthday since it was now the 26th in California.

We rode through Surfer's Paradise as they were preparing the roads for the Indy races, and we stopped at Gold Coast Harley-Davidson for lunch (another sausage sizzle) and our daily shopping fix.

We made it all the way through Brisbane (3rd largest city in Australia) without incident.

We spent the night at the Seabrae hotel in Redcliffe, a northern suburb of Brisbane. Many of us walked across the street to a gorgeous man-made beach, salt water pool for a refreshing and relaxing swim.

Sydney Donna organized with a local caterer to have food delivered to the hotel, and she cooked a fabulous BBQ for all of us. One of our rooms was a two-bedroom apartment with a veranda overlooking the water. It was the perfect spot for all of us to gather together for the evening.

There was a huge thunderstorm that rolled through. Thankfully it was gone by morning.