Friday, January 27, 2006

Ouch That Hurts!

Yesterday it was Australia Day. Nothing to report there. We went out with Mum and Dad to the big shopping mall to buy a bicycle for Sam. There is one already in the shed, so they wanted to get another one so that we could get around (not driving and all that).

Anyway, we got a bike, got back put it together, had a test ride. The front wheel was buckled, so Mum and Dad took it back, had the guys fix it and brought it back. This time all was okay, especially when the guys at the shop noted that Dad and I had put the original front wheel on back to front. Sam is quite happy with her new red and silver shiny new bike, with little hologram bits on it.

Today Sam and I went on a bike ride to Holmes Jungle National Park, not too far from here. Luckily the rain stayed away, and we had a good afternoon bombing around the rainforest. That was until we decided to dismount and head into the deeper darker jungle. Only a few feet in and we decided to turn back, realising that shorts and flip-flops are not the best dress for such an adventure. The leaches stuck to our legs were only small, but warning enough that we will try again in long trousers and walking boots.

The adventuring over we headed back to the house. Now what exactly happened I'm not sure, but at one point the bike went from under me and I went skidding across the the gravel by the side of the bike track. Bruised and only slightly battered, what I was most gutted about was putting a hole in the knee of my red calf length shorts. I'd had them all the way through South East Asia, and went and holed them on their first outing in Oz. Arse! Oh well, such is life...

When we got back we hit the pool. Sam mentioned afterwards at how healthy we had become. No longer smoking, and then actually spending the day doing exercise!!! What had happened to us?!

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