BRIBIE BUG BLOG

ANZAC DAY - 25^th APRIL

Present:

Joyce Newell

Fiona Cayford
Bob Stutter
Kerry Drury
Selwyn Nalder
Adele Fielding
Sandra Allan
Tommy

The regular Wednesday morning cyclists met at the Information Centre at 6.30 a.m as usual.  We rode our usual Wednesday route of the back road at Woolies, through the streets of Pacific Harbour, over the bridge at White Patch and along the esplanade at Banksia Beach, down along Sunderland Parade, through Pacific Harbour, along Sylvan Beach Esplanade finishing at the Big Bun at Bellara for coffee and some of us 'a big bun'.

 Today is Anzac Day and some of us decided to ride to the area of the RSL to watch the parade go by at 8.30 a.m.  We especially wanted our overseas visitor, Tommy, from Penang to watch the ceremony and learn a little about the tradition of Anzac Day.

Crowds lined the street as Bribie Island paid tribute to its war veterans and current forces personnel as they marched along Toorbul Street to the grounds of the RSL waiting in anticipation for the sound of the big brass drum that would herald the fact that the parade approached.  All services were well represented bolstered by the local schools who joined the march and provided lots of colour and support some carrying wreaths to lay at the service that would follow in the grounds of the RSL.

Included in the march was the lovely gelding with the Army Reserve Captain in the saddle; the captivating little Scottie dog wearing his tartan coat, the old vintage cars and the lone Wirraway aircraft that appeared above making several low-level sweeps of the parade.

As the crowd dissipated we walked our bikes through to the foreshore and rode on home.  A ride with an interesting finish.  We hope it passed muster, Tommy!!