After Woodford we popped down to Brissie for a few days to hang out with Dan & Michelle. As usual we arrived covered in mud and smelling like wet dogs, but they’re used to that by now and barely even noticed.

We spent a bit of time relaxing and generally hanging about. Dan & I managed to get one of his nerf rockets stuck in a tree, and then got the cricket ball we used to knock it down stuck in the tree, and finally got them both down with a soccer ball. Serious stuff.

There was some gourmet cooking, with thanks to Jamie Oliver. We drove out to Redcliffe, and got to stick our feet in the sea, which seemed more like a river to me, a big river for sure.

The main event though was climbing at Kangaroo Point, which we’d brought gear up for and stashed with Dan on the way to Woodford. We spent an evening and a morning there, the best times for the heat. Our dodgy print out of routes gave us a rough idea, but the locals were really helpful and gave us our bearings.

We started with a 12 or thereabouts, which was easy enough, and gave Dan a nice easy start I think. After that I think we did a 14 and maybe a 16, which were good, though I was starting to add 1 or 2 to the grades in my head.

As the light faded the spot lights came on. Although obviously better than it being dark, it was pretty darn weird. As you climb up, with the spotlights below you, you increasingly can’t see your feet because of the glare. Perhaps though it’s my fault for not climbing routes that are sufficiently overhanging and so consistently lit.

In the morning we did something else I’ve forgotten, and finished up with the excellent Halva (16). It is one of the star routes of the crag and I have to agree. Again I think we’d probably call it 18 down south, but maybe I’m just not used to the rock type. Anyway it was a great route. Dan didn’t quite finish it, but made a very good attempt, including a major detour onto what was definitely harder ground, all good fun. Meg said it looked hard, but then cruised it.

And so finished a great little trip to Brissie. Little did we know, just a few days later the whole place would be under water!