Big Brown

Today I transported the old Malvern Star Hybrid to the New Cabba bike repair shop. To get it road-worthy (approx$150 for new cables, degrease and lube, brake pads and a new rear derailleur with a re-truing(?) of the rear wheel) when I get it back I will get main use bike overhauled, but the parts will take a few days to get delivered. A rear cluster and chain.

After pushing the Malvern Star alongside as I rode my bike, (getting off when I got to the Magpie attack point then walking and surprise surprise it didn't attack!phew! when i was walking with bikes on either-side and hands full). I rode with the wind up to kingscliff and around to Chinderah Metal Recyclers to see if they had some 150mm steel rings I could use on a project I am working on, of course they didn't but did have some pipe I could use but their cutoff saw was faulty so.....

I then decided to agonise with the wind and traffic down the freeway to home. After the continuous slog I was finally in the home stretch on Round Mountain Road on what I describe as the "Turf Farm Hill" up from the Dooley's. As I approached it's crest a Pied Currawong dove down to the road surface about 4 meters ahead. As it came to about 150mm from the ground a 2 meter Brown Snake doubled back on itself striking out at the bird attacking it's tail.

Thanks to the Currawong, who flew off with no bite or other ill effects, I had seen the snake with enough time to slow down and avoid us crossing paths.....  another day...