It’s been two weeks since I’ve been able to get out on the bike, the weather has been fairly unsettled, many storms and just being wet has been the norm.
The storms have been fierce, but thankfully we have missed the worst of them. It’s been hot, extremely hot. Everyday last week was over 35C, and the humidity was mental. Driving the bus was quite miserable too, driving into the western sun gives the air conditioning quite the workout and me also. I’m wearing driving gloves and looking like a right wanker, but the sun is so strong coming through the windows that it burns the back of my hands.
Yesterday went to the Logan Village Hotel to have lunch with friends, haven’t seen them since this time last year and so it seems like an annual get together although we always say we will catch up soon. I had Lasagna, Mum used to make great Lasagna but she never ate it herself. Never took a picture of me food but it was marvelous and I would have licked the plate if it weren’t frowned upon.
The promised storm never arrived and so the drive was fairly uneventful. I got home about 5pm and retired to the aircon, it seems to be the way of life at the moment. The humidity is so high that there is no other choice really.
Sunday, (Today) I got out on the bike. It was 30C at 9am, however the breeze made it more palatable. I set my phone and watch to record my route and both of them didn’t manage this simple task which makes me think there are some underlying problems. The phone has been getting slower and when I was using Google Maps the other day the phone got really hot and so I’m hoping I can get it replaced soon. Hopefully I’ll buy one duty free for my trip in March. I’m going to go back to Samsung I think, even although the Xiaomi is cheaper and higher specked. One reason for this is that the Samsung supports around 6 years of software updates compared to the three of Xiaomi. Mind you I also think that this Xiaomi is not so good because it came from India and not Hong Kong. My older phone is still better in many ways.
So the last week of school, marvelous. So from next week I’ll be able to chill for a couple of months and finally get started on the list of jobs that need to be done.