The adventure starts and continues

Me leaving Logan's

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Last night had dinner with Liisa and Tex at Brunswick Heads Chinese honey king prawns chicken and black bean sauce and special fried rice, really nice and was where I first met Liisa 4 years ago, went home and had a really nice relaxing night watching movies, crashing out around midnight.Woke up around 8:30 today and just chilled by the pool with Liisa while Tex had a swim. Grae was off to work and came over to say goodbye, I was quite emotional nearly crying graes helped a hell of alot through my recovery so was pretty tough, was actually harder than to say goodbye to Logan later funny enough. Liisa left around 9:30am which was nice I really like Liisa alot, she’s got her work cut out for her with Tex he’s a funny kid just like his mum in so many ways a really nice streak but it wouldn’t surprise me to see him trouble, is that physic ability or do some people just have stuff written on their forehead in invisible ink at birth.Got on to Logan and organised to come see him wasn’t totally sure if I was going to get to see him but it all worked out so I started packing the bike to leave. Broke the lock off the near side pannier, easy enough to fix and at this stage a hockey strap is doing the job, first break on the bike before I left but I’m sure there will be many more of that and not as easy to fix.So got all packed and then went to leave and yep where’s my wallet lol got to love it had a laugh about it as with my memory like it is I’m sure that will be an all to frequent occurrence on my adventure. So unpack most things looking finally finding it after about 15 minutes. I purposely didn’t leave much room for some of my safety gear so I had to wear it all the time but you guest it protective boxers gone, knee protectors gone but pretty much I knew I’d be walking around the shops at Tweed Heads with Loges and his brother Jack so that was more the reason I’ll be wearing them from tomorrow, had to make a little extra room first thing to go was a book “how to survive a head injury” well I’m sure it would say just relax and get over it somewhere in there so that’s what I’m going to do.Got up to see Logan was so good to see him, we headed over to the shops Jack bought himself a wireless mouse and a DVD and I got Loges the game assassins creed which he wanted. We played a game on the ps3 in the shop all together “need for speed pursuit” the graphics are so good on it.We went and had KFC not a good way to start the McTour but oh well I’m sure Ronnie Mac will forgive me for one slip up, we actually did all buy coke slurpies from maccas so they did get some business off us lolWas nice to see Logan happy and smiling We got back to their place and I just had a little talk to Loges just to tell him if he ever needs me just call me was all pretty cool no one got upset and it was all really positive. Loges took a few pictures of me on the bike, I gave him a kiss and I left. Got down the road and did what I said I was going to do and tossed a coin took a video off it ill post it later, thank f&$k it came up south didn’t really want to go north and have to work in any compacity my neck has been giving me hell lately. So jumped back on the bike and headed south got a phone call from Loges he was stoked we got him a recharge for his phone and he had won an extra 25 bucks credit he thought it was great. Got to Ballina and dropped into see Sara jakey and Ryan. Sara looked tired little Ryan has been working her hard but it was a hot day poor little fella. Didn’t stay long there I was starting to get a bit tired myself by this stage and thought I better get cracking. Drove about another 30 minutes south to Broadwater I had joked I’d start my first night away here only 70 k’s from home so I did and here I am in a caravan 40 bucks a night for my first night on the road. Had a 20 minute chat about different adventures he and his mates had done years ago double decker buses in Russia being pulled over for a drug search and having the whole double decker bus dismantled and put back together in a week like new. Was quite a funny story I wonder what stories I’ll have to tell when I get back. I was having a rest cause I was pretty exhausted and some old bloke living in the caravan park decided he was going to whipper snip next to my window thought about sticking my head out the window and telling him go jam it up his ass, but thanks to suellen the breathing exercises and all that conselling saved him him fro a torrent of abuse, but only just lolI went up the servo to fill up the tank had a chat to guy up there, I wonder it will be same everywhere people just coming up saying hi, I’m sure I’ll meet some interesting people in my travels. Anyway just chillin now so thought id do my first blog see how long it goes. The adventure has begun in the immortal words of the great man ” to infinity and beyond” lol
PS just talked to the couple next door and told them about my near miss witht he whipper snipper man and he said that was me, i told him he had been saved by heaps of conselling ahahaha to funny.