afterwards, i rode down to palmy to go to the rail x model train show that was on. the weather was in no way biker friendly, with some wind and rain on the way down and then a wall of wind on the way back. felt more like a 5 hour ride than just an hour. i was absolutely exhausted when i got home and will likely be sore tomorrow from keeping the bike in line. had trouble staying at 100k much of the way... the wind was just too strong.
the show was brilliant, with lots of impressive layouts and many trade stalls. i spent about $200 on rolling stock. i got 6 canadian grain hoppers and a box car, and an open sided excursion car for my jupiter. also some track tacks for the toy story layout and i finally found a tri-ang toys pedigree prams car. photos of all these new HO prizes are here
from there i went down to the plaza to try and get a case for my tablet cos its being carried around in a sock at the moment, lol. no joy, but i picked up arriety, the new studio ghibli dvd release from jb hifi.
all in all, a jolly good day. would have been better without the wind, but then again, it was an exciting ride and a challenge like i havent had for a while.