It took Mike 8 hours to ride 130km's to Port Pirie today. Most of the day was good riding conditions with cross winds (that's apparantly a good thing), till he turned a corner for the turn off and the last 6kms was a full on head wind (that's a bad thing). He stopped at a place called Red Hill (in S.A) and rested under a tree in the shade. Whilst he was sitting there a family from Melbourne who had seen him on T.V. came and introduced themselves. Their names were Norm, Fay & Erin. They kindly made a donation, so thanks guys. Then another family from Alice Springs approached Mike & enquired what he was doing as they read the back of his shirt (which says Riding for Cancer Research) & they also made a donation. I think Mike should forget riding & just keep sitting under that tree! These little gestures of friendlyness all help to keep Mike going. His muscles are all sore now, he is feeling tired in his body, but strong in his faith & his will to keep going. What will keep him going is to know that the funds he raises will keep coming in. Remember the aim of this ride is to raise money for cancer research. This cause can sometimes feel like a bottomless pit as I once heard it described as, but we can't give up. One day a cure will be found. Look at how many advances have come about in the last few years. We have to keep going forward, so if you have thought about donating, please act on your instincts.
Regards, Julie McKenzie.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
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Good going Mikey. Keep those pedals turning - you must be about 1/4 of the way now, & Julie should catch you soon in Ceduna - don't forget the crabs. I'm still in Tassie enjoying the grand billy lids.
Talk to you soon,
Cathy R
Your extraordinary strength and perseverance is the most extraordinary testimony of CHRIST'S Passion for the World. You are a Light that shows us that LIFE is so precious and that we should be fighting for it!!!
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