I reckon most of you would have had this happen, driving along and a Huntsman spider runs across your windscreen and in the process gives you a heart attack and has you swerving of the road to find and kiss the SOB. Well I was on the bike going through Sth Nowra when I thought a stick insect had dropped onto my shoulder so I gave it a flick and next thing on the inside of the helmet was one of these enormous spiders. Well the anchors went on and up the sidewalk I went and off the bike and trying to get the helmet off ( one of these new Nolan ones ) and the bustard just sat there. Finally helmet off but the bastard moved was on my face. Flicked him off and and stomped on him about 20 to 30 times.........a car following had pulled off to see what was wrong, well it must have looked funny to him, he thought it was a bee . Anyway then had to put the hammer down to catch up with the others and finally got them just before Huskison.....anyway had a great couple of beers there and then we made the mistake of continuing south to Ulladulla.........it was bloody hot, just about the worst I have had it in regards to heat. I reckon on the road just north of Milton it must have been 50c at least....... ... then to really piss me off they overcooked by Fishermans Basket at the Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla And final piss me off event was the Princess Highway was blocked just south of Gerringong so we ended up behind a 4 klm snail trail of cars from south of Gerroa to Gerringong So all up it was a day where I should have left the bike covered and stayed at home Will_S btw.. the rose amongst the thorns was my BMW amongst a pack of Harleys