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22 minutes to race

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Greg is in that big tent getting ready

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Checking the bike in and dropping off bike gear and run gear

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The swim start is near the platform in the center of the pic . The pros go first then a mass start with the remaining 1500 competitors. So im thankful that jarrod whacked me with his kayak paddle yesterday a few times ... I feel somewhat prepared for all the body blows:)

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The mad blogger at work in starbucks:)

Today we met an Australian sumo wrestler .We'll call him "Larry" because I couldn't understand a word he said. He was stuffing his face with prawn and he managed to beat Greg in a lap around the swim course at the same time. Greg was despondent for some time after this until he started drinking and then he was passed out . "Larry" helped me carry him back to the motel. Hopefully I can wake him in time for his mandatory meeting tomorrow."Larry" is supposed to come back and help me wax Greg's legs after the meeting-I tried today but Greg cries like a little girl and runs away. Quite frankly, I can't catch him because I'm a fat-ass ,as my wife so lovingly phrases it. Speaking of my wife I would like to thank her for all her support . As some of you may know, I have also been on a personal Quest to become a 300 pound gorilla. I weighed in at 272 this morning! The end is in sight. The back hair is also filling in nicely, and much of it is gray. I understand that "silverbacks" do indeed have higher status in the gorilla community, so thumbs up. Australia has also been a great place to practice scratching my back on a wide variety of trees that I would not normally see. Special thanks to Greg for taking me on this trip and helping me see my dreams come to fruition.
-Jarrod

Surf at Sunrise in Pt Macquarie

We were still a bit off on the time changes, so we were up at 5am, and walked down to the beach to catch the sunrise...and incredible event watching the surf, surfers and the sun.

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After a few assembly issues, the bike in one piece:)

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The surf before dawn at the beach near our apartment.

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The bike in baggage form:)

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Its 5:23 am in port macquarie and time to get the bike assembled. We arrived last night and got settled in our apartment about a mile from the race start.

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G'day mates! We arrived and we are loading up the suv for the drive to port macquarie

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Getting ready to board the flight to sydney, jarrod just stocked up with 4 books for the 14 hour trip:)

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Jarrod pondering his birthday!

Happy Birthday to Jarrod!!

Brother Jarrod and I are getting ready to leave for Australia today, and testing blog sites.

Happy Birthday!