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It was an interesting change of scenery, from the desolate, moonlike landscapes that are the bushfire stricken areas in Victoria to hot, wet Palm Cove. Everything is so green!

We stayed in a 5 star resort, pretty much lying around watching movies, soaking up the sun and getting drunk…nightly doses of complimentary fruit punch helped that along quite nicely. In between all the drinking, we managed to fit in jet skiing and scuba diving on the barrier reef, a real experience.

Can’t wait to do it again

Last weekend had to be one of the most…eventful…weekends of my life so far. Down in Geelong, surfing with some mates, when all of a sudden it starts pissing down. Giving up for the day, we make our way back to the car, to hear that half of Victoria is on fire.

Hightailing it back home, headed over to Julian’s place out in Whittlesea to help our where I could. After all the hubbub, we retired to Jess’s place in greensborough to get thoroughly drunk and belatedly celebrate Mel’s birthday.

Next morning I get woken by a call saying Sam had perished in the fires. While still taking this in, I receive another call telling me to make my way to Watsonia barracks asap, to join operation VicFires Assist.

Needless to say, not the most pleasant of weeks I’ve ever spent. Nevertheless, the ability to actually get there and do something, help people, was great. Don’t regret a thing.

After long deliberation (about 5 minutes of trying to find my phone), I bought a motorbike.

K7 GSX-R 600 with just over 2000km on the clock, 11 months rego, Oggy knobs and a fender eliminator, all for $10,000. Pretty damn happy with that, and it runs like a dream. Can’t wait to take it to a track day