Day 7 – Dysart
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 06:11AM Reality has hit! Have to work today, forgot that the whole purpose of this trip was to work while travelling! But should be good, only have one session to do.
This morning Ness & I woke up & were both feeling a bit flat, we put it down to the heat & humidity, it sucks the life out of you.... so we decided to do the most sensible thing we could do in really hot & humid conditions..... go for a bike ride.
I forgot to mention yesterday when I told you about the van that the Trakmaster guys built me a special electric hoist that allows me to take my hand powered bike with me.
So Ness & I saddled up & went for a ride around town. An hour or so & 2 – 3 kilos later (Honestly I reckon I sweated out 3 kilos) we came back to camp feeling much better & a little worse at the same time. We said that we will do that every day to make us feel better & it will also help us to acclimatise.
After showering & having brekky, we did a bit of washing & tidied our home on wheels up. We then decided we would go out for a while. It just so happens that this weekend Dysart was hosting a junior motocross meet. It was awesome, we rocked up in the discovery & drove right up to the edge of the track. We had front row seats & did not even have to get out of the car. Have you ever seen the little kids 4,5 & 6 years old racing their little mini bikes, it is hilarious!
Came home about 2pm to get ready for my work at 4, Ness is coming to work with me. It is good for her to see & hear what some people say as she looks at it from a totally different viewpoint. And it gives us ideas on what else we can include in future training.
Hey my sister asked me if the caravan has a name, is it just us or does not everyone name their inanimate objects? We have a name for our house, our cars, some personal possessions, all sorts of things.... c’mon admit it.... we all do it don’t we.
And by the way Creep (my sister) the van does have a name, it is affectionately known as “The caravan of love” but Vanessa calls it the “Taj Mahal” But me & Dan reckon we have the best name for it, you see the model name of the van is a Simpson, named after the Simpson desert..... but me & Dan just call it “Bart”
I just wanted to say to those of you who have been leaving messages on the web site thank you so much, it is great to hear from you.... Me & Ness eagerly wait your messages each night & read them aloud. So keep them coming! For those of you who just read our messages..... C’mon send us a message... we will include you in our responses & it gives me something to write about.
Αντίο Till tomorrow...especially for our Greek friends.
Reader Comments (2)
Guys, I think you should call the caravan "the love shack" !
That way you can play the song by the B-52's on the road ;-)
What kind of person calls his sister Creep?
The kind that calls his car ernie and caravan "Bart- the caravan of love" with a straight face. lol
You know after day 14 you can't give this diary up because by then we'll all be addicted. Takes two weeks to form a habit apparently.
A question was asked at the BLACS family dinner table the other night after discussing you two and what you do. We were wondering if any research or observation has gone into finding out if your safety message is working within the workplaces you visit. How do you know people are not only listening on the day but actually putting into practice what you're teaching them?
Well done Vanessa for reversing Bart! At least you didn't have to rely on a Policeman to help you out this time. ;o)