Week 48 23 Feb - 1 March complete relief days 4

Sunday 23
Got to the track about 9.30pm
Good day of racing. We went to the expo and brought a pain pod. Ian swears by them. The racing highlight was PRT Triumph racing winning the SSP category on their 765 ridden by Tom Booth-Amos. After the last race we came to Cowes and got our washing done and had fish and chips for dinner. Good day. 
Monday 24
Left Cowes this morning first stop Thalia and Georgies. Shared Kate's book with her. Then we head for Jamieson via Eildon Rd. Had lunch at the Woori bakery then had a stop at the Taggerty General Store at the start of Eildon Rd. Then on to Jamieson. As fun a ride as we expected. Courthouse hotel was good too. Bed a bit bendy and soft. 
Tuesday 25
750k ride to Wellington. First stop Breakfast at Whitfield. Road Mansfield to Whitfield is another good one. From here to Gundagai. Fueled in Young and then on to Wellington and Hermitage Hill and dinner at Lion of Waterloo Hotel. Solided day pleased with progress. 
Wednesday 26
850km today. Made our own breakfast and left about 6.45am. Stopped Coolah Bakery and fueled. Next stop lunch and fuel in Uralla and then fuel and an icecream at legume. Got to Ben and Nays at 5.45 pm that is 12hrs picking an hour for daylight saving. Bit sore and tried but it was a good track home. 
Thursday 27
No ride day today. But as we pulled out to go to take the kids to school I noticed tge bike had a flat back tyre. I had a closer look when we got back and a small sharp stone had gone through it. We had morning tea with Nay and Meridy at Orion. I call my usual tyre shop and they had a pirelli angel GT the right size. After coffee and Nay's massage while I brought brake pads,  we went home picked up the bike tyre. Meridy rook Robyn for her first visit to Costco's.  They changed it while we had lunch at the coffee shop next door again with Nay and Meridy. Pick up the kids from school and headed home for the afternoon routine. Nice evening with Ben and Nay and the kids.  
Friday 28
Packed up and said goodbye the Ben, Nay, Charlie and Lucy and left while Nay took the kids to school. Got to Toowoomba about 10.30 and donated blood number 242. After that we went out to Katrina and Nathan's and had lunch with Katrina, Archie and Hugo who was home sick. Made the last ditch home nicely finishing off our Boney book just outside Bell.Home about 4.30pm. Unpacked and yarned with Dad for a while. Checked and at last some of the steers are still in the paddock. Watched a Ludwick and went to bed. Nice to be in our own bed. 
Saturday 1
Steady day. Did our washing and unpacked and sorted home stuff. Did some book work and paid some bills. After lunch we went to the Bell Show. It was a nice afternoon caught up with a few people. Checked out the pavilions watched some wood chop and the dog jumping comp. Went home about 6pm stopped in Bell fir a bit and had a yarn with Kate. Watched moto GP qualifying and sprint race. Jack fell from 6th amd then the last 2 episodes of Ludwick before bed. Dad did a run around the farm and reckons one of our steers is back out with the cows. 

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