Week 5:Norman Park to The Rabbit Hole café (15km, 93min)

 

The Rabbit Hole

At risk of falling down the rabbit hole like Alice, control of the running route was furnished to Bronwyn this morning. We were in her natural territory, familiar to me but a shakeup on my normal direction and landmarks. As a result, being directionally challenged, the cognitive demand has been greater in  recalling where I went in order to write it up. Fortunately, I have been able to refer to the youthful mind of Caitlyn and the map!

At 5:30am we started from Norman park, crossed Wynnum Road and following the river, city bound through Mowbray Park. We wound our way riverside, Kangaroo Point cliffs on the left, and powered onto the Goodwill Bridge with a side glance back at the many breakfast possibilities in South Bank (only the half way point after all). The Botanical Gardens is a worthy addition on any run with the beautiful promenade of figs providing cooling shade. We passed via Eagle Street Pier ,with its breakfast options, towards the steep climb up to the Story Bridge walkway. There are occasions where a fast walk achieves the same degree of forward propulsion up a steep incline as running. Caitlyn was particularly peppy this morning and the more mature members of our small pose have suggested she should perhaps go out clubbing on Saturday nights to even out the capability levels. The fastest kilometre split in our run was at 11km, with the gravity assisted descent off the Story Bridge back onto Kangaroo Point. At this point we reconnected to our earlier path and weaved our way through Mowbray Park and the back streets and onwards to the Rabbit Hole café in Seven Hills.

Smashed avocado

Fruit salad and granola

The Rabbit Hole is a well-patronised local café at the Corso. Get up a little earlier to ensure a table as I am told it fills fast. Bronwyn and I chose the fresh fruit salad with yoghurt and a side of toasted Granola. Caitlyn continued with her theme on avocado and tried the ‘Smashed avocado’; two pieces of toast with avocado, fresh tomato, rocket and lemon. The portion sizes were very generous; the food fresh and delicious. I’m assuming the toasted granola was house made as it was too unique and tasty to have been a commercial product. It was an essential addition providing the texture and taste to offset the fresh fruit and yoghurt. On return I would have to try one of the fruit juices, as there was a moment of envy when the neighbouring table received their drinks. A check in on my stomach capacity, however, confirmed it would have to be a next time. Good prices and great food. A pot of leaf tea and breakfast with change from $20.