happy new year...almost

there's less than 7hrs to 2006! its freakin' hot out! its currently 43C. the only time i've ever felt 43C was once in the desert in california but most of the time it was that hot we were at a resort laying around the pool or in the airconditioned villa we were staying in. i was planning on riding the 15kms or so from our house up to zac's mum's this afternoon but then we found out public transport was free so i decided just to ride the km or so to the nearest station instead. i somehow managed to get lost doing that though (i figured out where i went wrong later). i decided to ride north a bit and then turn to a station along that way. i realized after going several blocks or so that i was going the completely wrong direction becuase the train line turned back at the station i was originally intending on going to and the line began running east from there. so i turned east at that point intending to take the first street south and just end up back at my station after a bit of backtracking. next thing i know i'm taking my chance to ride down a biggish hill on the eastbound road (i needed any "coolish" breeze i could get). i finally decided to turn down south knowing i'd eventually hit the train tracks and be able to find a station by following near them one way or another. i managed to get right to a station-- just after the train left. so i guess i got a bit of a bike ride in anyway. i actually don't mind biking in hot weather but it was a little ridiculous today with a HOT wind blowing in my face almost constantly and i think i burned the tops of my feet (i was wearing flipflops). i'm sure that its hotter than 43C on the roads too with the pavement taking in all the heat and the horrible car motors giving off a ton of heat. now i'm enjoying a nice cool house before heading off to celebrate the new year with a bbq (wouldn't wanna be trying that for new years back home).