Bloody bike

Been back on the bike for 3 days and this morning, I got 4 punctures. I fixed two, pumped it up, jumped back on and got about 20m before I heard the fft-fft-fft of a pucture. I fixed that one, got back on and got about another 20m. Yet another puncture. I repaired the 4th one and managed to get to work about 30mins late.

To top it all off, it started raining while I was fixing my 2nd pucture. Anyway, got to work safely, a little wet and dirty.

Hard at work

When I left ANUSF they bought me a bar fridge for my new office. The bar fridge arrived about a week before I did, which gave my, then, new office colleagues a hint of things to come

The little poster on the front is a requirement of CSIRO. I had to get formal permission to have drinks on a friday and I have to provide food, light beer, soft drinks and have the poster in a prominent position.

All part of the brave new world. Leads to better efficiency I hear ;)

Back on the bike

Its been a little over a week since the crash, but I'm back on the bike today. It feels good. Still a bit stiff and sore, but that should go soon.

Helmet causes bike accident

For years I've had a firm belief that wearing a bike helmet causes accidents. Within 3 weeks of the purchase of my bike helmet, I was cycling home and my helmet decided to take a death dive over my handle bars (when I was doing about 30km/h). Of course, since it was strapped to my head, I had to follow. Since my bike was attached to my feet (you know, that stupid bloody cleat/peddles) it also had to follow. I was left lying on my laptop, helmet on the grount and bike on me. Thankfully, I'd had a few drinks and didn't feel anything until a few hours later. A quick trip to the hospital a few days of a really stiff neck and I'm fine.

Lower Murray trip

Here are some photos of a recent paddling trip down the Lower Murray (about 100km South of Perth). A great technical grade 4 river.

Thanks Dan

Father

My father does a lovely job slicing and dicing himself with a circular saw

60 Years of Marriage

On the 14th of April, my grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. After 60 years of wedding bliss, my grandfather still wears his tea-cosie hat... they also got some letters from some slightly important people. A large fraction of the family (9 children+partners, 20 grandchildren+partners, 1 great grand child and other close friends and relatives) gathered at a Cradle Mountain lodge for a night of festivities. Congratulations Grandma and Grandad.