What a grand finale! We were at the Perth Town Hall along with Simone Burns & all the rest of the team from the W.A. Cancer Council & also Lisa Scaffidi who is the Lord Mayoress. Mike's sister Margaret & her husband Dave where also there. They actually met up with me & Lachlan outside of Perth to help me through the city & also to find the Town Hall. Margaret hopped in our car & we followed Dave. That was an interesting experience. Maybe if Margaret & I were not yacking so much & paid more attention Dave would not have gotten away from us so quickly. Anyway, we found him again & we all got there safe & sound.
It was a very emotional moment when he finally rode in. We all stood along the edge of the road & cheered & clapped as Mike peddled in. I felt so very proud to be Mikes wife. Then Mike & I shed a couple of tears. Everyone was so warm and welcoming, it was a great moment. For me, it is such a relief that it is all over. I have enjoyed the whole experience, but I am now looking forward to getting back to a normal life. Then on the other hand, being married to Mike, maybe a normal life wont last for long. We will just have to wait & see what new projects he will take on!!!! We have come back to Dave & Margarets house to stay for a few days which we have all been looking forward to. Some of their children, grandchildren & a couple of friends all came over this afternoon. It was a very busy & happy time. They are such a lovely family. Some I already knew & others I met for the first time.
We have so many people to thank I don't know where to begin. I have to thank my parents because without their support & help I may not have been able to come, all our friends for their good wishes, support & prayers. Also all the people who have made donations, provided us with accommodation, provided us with assistance when things break down etc. Sealys bikes back in Mornington also deserve a huge thank you. Peninsula Curtains where we work have been fantastic & we look forward to seeing you all again soon. Everyone at Peninsula Christian Church in Rosebud have been a fantastic support, we can't wait to see you all again. We also can't wait to see all our friends and families, especially all the kids Bradly, Ashlea, Kristy, Kelsey, Riley & Asha (I didn't mention Lachie as he is with us). Also a big thank you to the Cancer Councils in Vic., W.A. & S.A. I also owe Lachlan a huge thank you. He has been such great company along the way & helps with all the IT stuff & packing up the car each day. Ashley Owen who created this web site & helps out with the site from his end.
We will keep this web site going till 28th February, 2009 so if anyone wishes they can still make an online donation. At this point of time we do not have a total of what we have raised so far, as we are not at home to check the post office box and we also have some collection tins to collect & count. I will post a blog at the end to let you all know what the final total raised is when the final count is done. Thank you so much for all your support. It will be a strange feeling tomorrow night when I do not have any more reports on Mikey on the Bikey to "blog".
Goodnight & Bless all of you.
Signing off for the last time,
Julie McKenzie.
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3 comments:
Well it's about time you finished! You know it only takes 3 hrs to fly. . . .don't you?
Bless ya' mate! Enjoy the break in Perth!
I met up with a friend for lunch today who said he had recently driven to Perth from Melbourne. We mentioned your ride & he said he saw you out on the road somewhere near Norseman. Small world - eventhough it might not have seemed like it on the road. Well done & congratulations on completing the journey & thanks so much for the fundraising effort, it's people like you that keep goodwill alive in this world.
i like to say about the Well it's about time you finished! You know it only takes 3 hrs to fly. . . .don't you? Bless ya' mate! Enjoy the break in Perth!Bikes Melbourne
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