the birm*

so i bought me a pair of running shoes the other day (my touch-footy
shoes which i'd been running in are almost 10 years old...). they
offer adequate support, they're light and they fit. the bonus was
that i got 'em at 65% off...bargain!! once they're broken in (went
for 40mins the other day, my legs were fine but my feet were a
little sore) i'll be able to knock back some k's...should be great
for my riding fitness.

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so we (myself, mum, dad, nome and adam) left burleigh heads at 6:15
am and headed for mount warning (named like that by captain cook
cause it warns sailors to watch out for reefs or something...). we
started the "climb" (a walk assisted by chains at the top) at 7:20
and were back down for a picnic at 11:30. the view from the top
wasn't crash hot due to cloud and mist but it was well worth it. the
walk up is in beaut rainforest so twas delightful! back to burleigh
for some marking (for school) and then for a leisurely surf in 2ft
right-handers while the sun was setting...ahhhhhhhhh warm queensland
holidays by the beach... very relaxing! :)

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so i took the van in for a service...$120 (which is pretty good), i also needed to change the brake rotors and pads (which i could've done myself for $300)...$350 (i figure i'd rather pay $50 extra for pros to do it and save my energy, time and frustration...). so there you go, hopefully after this it'll be good for a couple of months until rego comes around... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh a never ending story. the biggets problem is that they're getting rid of all leaded petrol...what next?

so i borrowed dorge (my cous)'s nimbus (space wagon) and headed to wollombi. from there it was 60kms on dirt track, to a remote and beautiful homestead in the wollomi national park. no tv, no phone, no mobile coverage, nothing but great views, walks, hills and trees. we (a few teachers, their families and myself) were to check out some walks for the Duke Of Edinburgh award for some of our students later this year. fantastic! walked up mt Yengo again, wow... so we organised a 3 day walk for 'em with water drops where needed. what a place! def a great place to get some R+R and solitude... :)

so heather drove me to the airport on a beautiful rainy newcastle morning (very grey and wet) and we had a great cup of java on a bench outside. after a good wee chat i hopped on da plane and an hour later i was sayin g'day to me dad at coolangatta airport... the swell looked pretty big from the plane and all the epic spots are working... i hope it stays that way and that the crowds are nonexistent...