Stinking hot day + bringing out the artist

The biggest problem with my arm being in a sling all day is that I'm not getting any circulation to my right hand and I've noticed that my hand is starting to dry out and it looks as though the skin is starting to break apart. Since I've been home tonight though and had my arm out of the sling, my hand has started to go back to normal which is quite interesting.

I wanted to start my blog with something that's happening with my body since I dislocated my shoulder because I haven't said much about my recovery and today was almost the same as yesterday in regards to watching the race and then ending up at the tour village in the afternoon.

We started our morning in Norwood to watch the race start and just like always we wished Lotto good luck and before filming the start. After that we found a few mates from Cairns and kicked back at a coffee shop drinking a few not so good coffee's before heading up the mountain to watch the finish of today's stage.

Got this cool shot at the coffee shop

Once venturing up the hill we found our place on the last corner before the final uphill straight to the finish line. Situated about 150-200 from the line right in front of the big screen TV it was a perfect vantage point to watch the final hill before the riders battled it to the finish line. What I found was the worst part of the day was how hot it was. Unlike home it's such a dry heat here so you can just feel your mouth drying out and your skin burning rather than sweating to keep yourself cool. I think that in this sort of weather it's very important to stay hydrated and it's best to stay away from drinks with lots of sugar and colouring. I think this was my problem today because I just felt like a coke to quench my thirst but it just made me feel worse. Water is best in situations like this.

Our finish line vantage point

It was a young BMC rider who got the win today with Cadel Evans coming home second. We didn't stay long because we wanted to beat the traffic home. Back at the village in Adelaide we did the same thing as yesterday (not much changes for us), but I went for a wander around the outside part of the village taking some photos of some bikes trying to be artistic.

Tomorrow I am hoping to try and get out to the feed station to try and collect some bottles and feed bags before we jump back into the car to try and make it to the finish.

I will upload the video of the finish of the race to YouTube once this blog is up and I have been fed.

A brand new blog tomorrow with new photos but the same people. I'm liking doing this, blogging everyday and hopefully I'll soon gain enough courage to start making videos. I just feel kind of weird walking around talking into a camera, but it might be something interesting and something a little bit different for the future.