DAY 60,61 & Day 62

Day 60 i left the Maclean Town and rode toward Ballina  following alongside there quite big river system to my left. Very surprised the velocity of the water and even considered jumping in and floating down as it would of got me there faster ,but then spit me out into the ocean which would of been a problem. .Just before the next town ,Woodburn a Museum/Cafe called Little Italia appeared and i stopped for some morning tea. It was like a Subway type setup so i ordered the Davide 6 incher as the 12 incher wasn't available (never is). They say you can't beat a good Italian sausage.

Cant beat a  Davide 6 incher

 Funny how this Italian theme becomes the  norm for the days to follow with the people i meet. Once i had my fill of sausage ,off again.
Just before Ballina ,finally i had my first road rage after 60 days on the road by a young guy who was so fat that his eyes where just slits in his head. Imagine,  me in the zone, and a  station waggon on the other side of the road heading in the other direction and the drivers head comes out of the window and roars out "HEY YA DICKHEAD, IT'S RAINING"He was so angry his mouth opened up like a hippopotamus and i could see all his yellow teeth and his tonsils vibrating. The strange thing was that the sky was blue and the sun was shining and if that sent him over the edge, all i can say is thank God he didn't see me in Coffs torrential rain two days earlier he would of surely would of ran me over.
The brezze was pushing me along nicely and i needed to do as much as i could and not leave too much for the run into Brisbane the next day as the traffic would be a nightmare. Ended up crawling into Tweed Heads and looking for accommodation which is still in N.S.W. as i wanted to be a bit like Bluce  and have breakfast in one State, N.S.W and lunch in another , QLD.  Unfortunately it didn't work out and i went a further 1 km and parked in Coolangatta, QLD ready for my onslaught into Brizzy the next day.
Day 61 started off fine thinking that i would cruise along and take it easy,but that didn't happen. Before i new it i was on the M1 Highway which i new was illegal and dangerous and it was only a matter of time when Mr Fatty Plod stopped me on his motor bike and said"mate,your not allowed on the highway" I said i know that , I'm trying to get off it.lol  He asked where was i from and i told him Perth and i could tell he was in deep shock. He told me to take the next exit and proceeded to give me directions to Brisbane which didn't really make sense as i was still 80km from there. Ended up asking a guy on a bike for directions later, an Italian, who's name was Gino Baldini. He told me he was a gold medal winner in the 1956 Olympic Games for  an 80 km road bike race representing Italy.

Gino Baldini, gold medal winner for Italy

Quite a character for 82 yrs old , we had a real laugh and he said "ia speaka his langwidge"A true icon and full of life guy,and the last thing he shouted out to me as he rode off was, "do you remember Shirley Bassey",and i said yes,.and he shouted back "I supposed to marry her."......lol
Then i kept riding toward Brizzy asking directions and it all fell into place as soon as i saw the City in the distance. Having to look up google maps though just to confirm things all the time. Reached my base camp in Brizzy about 3pm, Jeanette's and Pietro's house with all the fruit.. Jennette being a distant cousin and her husband,Pietro  a 1994 Mr Universe with an Italian background and still built like a brick shithouse. The moment Pietro and i met we haven't stopped talking about body building competitors. Hey Jono , it all started as i got off the bike i told him that Ive got calves like Platsy and he couldn't believe i knew who he was. Pietro knows him from when he was about 18,and produced a photo to prove it.

Platsy and Pietro

Pietro meeting me at his front door ,hurry up and get in your letting the cold in.

Day 62 Jeanette and Pietro have been great to welcome me into there house. To have a winner of Mr Universe and many other competitions who's not up himself make my eggs on toast and do my washing and hang it out is truly a buzz. Also Pietro  has been giving me  a lot of advice for my  bike trip as far as diet goes because he did a quick calculation and worked out ,if i don't start eating better i will be about 25kg in weight when i get to Perth and that's if i get there. lol  No, to be serious if i can be for a moment, its been a hoot to be here and catch up with Jeanette and listen to all Pietro's true stories of the Schwarzenegger.Colombo, Priest ,Haney etc etc and just relax to take off early tomorrow..Eat your heart out Jono.P.S.Also when arriving in Brizzy something happened to me , since meeting Pietro i am now a full blooded Cottonwood mongrel supporter.

Anybody interested this is Linds new number as he still has a thing for collecting koalas

Monica, get on to Lavers council and start getting these installed,brilliant idea

Gettin there guys with your support.

Watching Bolliwood movie, Hollywood with Pietro the bad guy.lol

Jeanette and Pietro.

Mr Puniverse and Mr Universe

CHEESE

Lovely Jeanette and me.