The speed hump

There aren't any speed humps in our street - or in South Road - or Beach Road or, indeed, anywhere until you pretty much get to Byron Bay.  So, it is with some irony that we have hit our first speed hump and we have not even left yet.

Now, it should never be said that the members of Team NQLTBros are not great campers.  There have been a number of unfounded rumours that we hate camping but they are not true.  We are planning to do it for 5 months after all.  Having said that, the newest member of Team NQTLBros (aka Yvette) managed to develop pneumonia after the shake out trip down to Apollo Bay - and we were only there for a night.  Makes you wonder what she make manage to catch over 5 months.

Anyway, she is now well on the road to recovery (to continue the speed hump theme) but we have to make sure she will be fine.  Hence, our timing may be a little delayed.  We will keep you posted.

On a even more serious note, there is another matter that may delay us even if Yvette is okay.  One of the inspirations for the trip is Dan Hoyne - the cousin of the fourth oldest member of Team NQTLBros.  He is only 35 and was diagnosed wtih cancer.  He is, in part, responsible for this trip because Team NQTLBros decided that one cannot wait around their whole lives to do the things you really want to do - you have to go and do them whenever you can because you just do not know what tomorrow holds.  Anyway, Dan is not doing so well.  Indeed, outside of a miracle, he will not be with us for much longer.  Our thoughts and prayers and wtih his partner, Kate, his parents, Laurie and Sharon and his brothers, Mat and Paul.  It would he hard to find a better family that these people and a better bloke than Dan.  There is not much fairness in outcomes like this and there is nothing we can say to even reduce your pain one millionth of one percent.  If there was, we would do it.

*On an editorial note, Team NQTLBRos was advised that the previous colours on the blog made it hard to read so we changed them.  Hope this makes it easier for your 41 year old eyes Bean...