Week 99 15-21 Feb CRD9

Sunday 15
Most of the day at Wendy and Trevor's eating and yarning. Drizzled all day. Pack up camper and headed home about 4.30pm spent some of the day watching 12hr. Back home I managed to get last heifer out of the bull paddock. Preped for work tomorrow. 
Monday 16
Teach in Jandowae and setup for being away next week. Battled with the kids a bit today. Have to work on that. Came home and became clear weaning this afternoon was not a thing. Dad and I drove around the paddocks and decided to open up back hill and not improved pasture. Will use that after weaning and use the bull paddock to draw them down again. Checked the cull cattle and they seem to have plenty of grass. Might use that improved pasture from weaners. Started oil change in Ex2. 
Tuesday 17
Completed oil change and rode up the back to check gate on the hill was shut. It was and measured 60pts in the rain gauge up there. Came home to a brief chat with Anna about books that I am not going to get done today. Then into Kingaroy on Ex1 for my first session meeting. Simple affair and done before Robyn has arrived and done shopping. Lunch with her and Dad at Mitre10 before we all headed home. Robyn and I packed and headed off to Brisbane about 4.30pm arrived at Ben and Nay's about 7pm had dinner on the way. Showered and went to bed ready for tomorrow's ironbutt to Melbourne. 
Wednesday 18
Started at 2.34am. Bit of a false start as Robyn rang to say tracker was not working. Stopped and sorted it a bit really did not get going proper till just before 3am. Made Goondiwindi by 6.30 for a big breakfast then on with the plan. Had to add an extra fuel stop at Narrabri because the leg from Gundy to Coonabarabran was a bit too long. Had one extra at Peak Hill for water with the temp getting to 35C and a off the bike dinner break at Cobram 1/2 an hour out of Shepparton. Got to 4km from destination at Melbourne airport and the freeway was closed so went off on a detour for another 11k. Finally arrived at 11.30pm daylight saving time. 20hrs from the start. 
Thursday 19
Left hotel about 9.30 for Ringwood to donate blood from there to visit Thalia at Mornington Community Centre where she volunteers. After our visit we headed to the island arriving at 4.30pm. Accomdation not what or where we were expecting good good and will work fine. Went into Cowes for dinner and milk for breakfast. Home to go to bed early. 
Friday 20
Started with a breakfast in our room and a coffee at the Bakery before heading to the track. Quite day looking around. Trade display is small but Bimota is there again so I can enjoy their bikes. Met a couple from the Isle of Man which was lovely. Checked out some of the SBK Bar areas and watched the only ran of the day ASBK 300s from Lukey Heights. 
Saturday 21
Did the coffee before the track thing at a bakery beside the CWA shop which open while we were there. Highlight today was Ollie Baylass making the podium in Super Sport on the Triumph. Watched today from tent at turn 1 today. We went to the paddock show after the racing and meet some of the riders and managed to catchup with Tayla Relph. Brought a frozen dinner on the way home and watched some winter Olympics. 

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