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01-03-2010, 12:00am
Bruce and I are tucked up safely in the Melbourne equivelent of Kings Cross. I didn't think to ask about the area when I booked, I just saw that it was nice and close to where the ferry takes off. When Bruce saw the place he asked if we were paying by the hour, I'm now sorry I said no to the $89 per night one!!
I'm writing tonight's post, I'll make other people write other nights.
Bruce left Sydney at 7am and ran the gamut of weather. Early fog, blinding rain just out of Goulbourne, hot in the middle of the day, cold 100kms out of Melbourne and then rain just as we got to the hotel. I had the right idea, it was torrential rain in Canberra until the moment I rode out of the garage, then a bit wet, but nothing to really comment on. A bloke at Yass is going to be on the same boat as us and he has the right idea. His plan is to get on the boat and drink heavily until lunch time, then spend the afternoon sobering up before he rides his BMW off the boat. He has a personal breathalyser with him just to make sure the cops he has been told are waiting at the bottom of the ramp, can't grab him.
Highlights of today were Bruce's VERY impressive power wheelie coming out of the service station near Seymour. That there was a car full of young women and a service station full of people watching didn't cross his mind I'm sure. I rode along for a while standing up to stretch my legs and was overtaken by an emergency services vehicle and I forgot to bring the address of where we are staying.
Oh and there was ROD. Rod came down and had a couple of drinks with us. I now know far more than I need to, but ignore anything he says online, he might have a few things on me too.
Tomorrow is the boat. 10hrs... on a boat.... I don't have a book. Rod has told us all about the high quality entertainment, there is a lounge singer on the top deck, movies and at 2pm, you get to see the other boat going THE OTHER WAY!! I can't WAIT for that bit, I'm terrified I might be on the wrong side. Rod says there is an announcement. God I hope so, if I miss it it might ruin my trip. I'll take photos for those of you not with us.
I'm writing tonight's post, I'll make other people write other nights.
Bruce left Sydney at 7am and ran the gamut of weather. Early fog, blinding rain just out of Goulbourne, hot in the middle of the day, cold 100kms out of Melbourne and then rain just as we got to the hotel. I had the right idea, it was torrential rain in Canberra until the moment I rode out of the garage, then a bit wet, but nothing to really comment on. A bloke at Yass is going to be on the same boat as us and he has the right idea. His plan is to get on the boat and drink heavily until lunch time, then spend the afternoon sobering up before he rides his BMW off the boat. He has a personal breathalyser with him just to make sure the cops he has been told are waiting at the bottom of the ramp, can't grab him.
Highlights of today were Bruce's VERY impressive power wheelie coming out of the service station near Seymour. That there was a car full of young women and a service station full of people watching didn't cross his mind I'm sure. I rode along for a while standing up to stretch my legs and was overtaken by an emergency services vehicle and I forgot to bring the address of where we are staying.
Oh and there was ROD. Rod came down and had a couple of drinks with us. I now know far more than I need to, but ignore anything he says online, he might have a few things on me too.
Tomorrow is the boat. 10hrs... on a boat.... I don't have a book. Rod has told us all about the high quality entertainment, there is a lounge singer on the top deck, movies and at 2pm, you get to see the other boat going THE OTHER WAY!! I can't WAIT for that bit, I'm terrified I might be on the wrong side. Rod says there is an announcement. God I hope so, if I miss it it might ruin my trip. I'll take photos for those of you not with us.