{"id":1260,"date":"2011-05-25T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ride4acure.com.au\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2011-05-25T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T19:59:11","slug":"day-24may-26-leaving-narranderra-2-day-ride-to-hay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ride4acure.com.au\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Day 24:May 26 Leaving Narranderra-2 day ride to Hay."},"content":{"rendered":"

5 am, very crisp, foggy no frost equal great conditions for the trek. \u00a0Have just ducked outside to greet this new day and was blown away by the clarity of the night sky, a gazzillion bright stars shining their lights for us. \u00a0Clancy our little Jack Russell, foxy, Chihauha cross sleeps inside with us, Hamish (Hannah’s Jack Russell) was tied up last night outside (with a sheepskin bed to sleep in) his night on guard and mouse duty under neath the truck, cleaning up mice as we’re travelling through a cronic mouse plague area in the Riverina. \u00a0Clancy just went beserk outside chasing mice around, it is unbeleivable, I have met people who are catching hundreds of mice a night in their homes. Heard a story a few days ago where mice ate their way through a 20kg bag of dog food in 48 hours! All I can say is I’m glad we have our hounds with us as they’re a great help in keeping the critters out of our ‘home’.<\/p>\n

Esther, Joe and I went to Narranderra Rotary Club last night and I was guest speaker. \u00a0I have such a heart for Rotary, a fantastic community organisation with a strong vision for community. \u00a0It is such a pleasure to revisit Narranderra Rotary a year on from being here with the pack horse trek. \u00a0We were made to feel very welcome. A big thank you to John Foster for being the contact and taxi driver.<\/p>\n

Meg, Lofty and Titan had a ripper rest day yesterday, lazing in the warmth, fed to the eyeballs. \u00a0We started our day with a delicious bacon and egg breaky cooked by Joe on the campfire, making ‘toad in a hole’ (cutting a hole in a slice of bread with a mug and cracking the eggs in to cook) and bacon. \u00a0Delicious after weeks of weetbix on the run! Renee from Mirrool gave Joe the bacon the other morning to cook up…Yum..<\/p>\n

Visited Grong Grong Public School on Tuesday, great to be back, the kids very excited to met upwith Esther and Joe.<\/p>\n

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Esther, Joe and Grong Grong Public School students with 'Hugo'.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’ve finally got our solar and 12 volt system sorted on the truck. \u00a0Craig from Narranderra Auto Electrical came down to camp on Tuesday afternoon to problem solve for us (had trouble with lights and fridge not charging properly) and he came back yesterday for about four hours and worked solid to get it right for us. \u00a0Our batteries were very ordinary and a little ‘charging box’ was cactus so got that sorted and we’re operating to full capacity! \u00a0Incredibly grateful to Craig as he donated his labour to do the job. \u00a0Thanks so much.<\/p>\n

People are what this ride is about. Meeting and sharing stories. \u00a0Met a man two days ago who has lost five of his immediate family to melanoma. Five. \u00a0Met a lady who was a special needs carer at a hgh school I was presenting at who had just lost a 19 year old neice to melanoma. A 15 year old boy diagnosed with malignant melanoma, his mum carries the photo of his biopsy with her to remind herself how precious life is and how lucky to get a diagnosis early. \u00a0A couple of days ago when Esther rode through Ardlethan (just by down the Newell, Joe and I ducked into Ardlethan and picked up hot pies for lunch) many people shared with us Wes Bonny’s story, he came from Ardlethan. \u00a0In the ten minutes we were pulled up in the main street in our ride4acure truck half a dozen people made donations and shared stories with us. \u00a0(I have a link on the side bar under resources to Wes’s story). Wes like Hannah was young and lost his life to melanoma in 2010. \u00a0Every day for us there’s more stories unfolidng around us. Stories that need to be shared, told, listened to. \u00a0My hope is that the ears of those who can make a difference, our politicians, \u00a0government organisations that disseminate research dollars, and most importantly people young and old, can understand what they can do to make a difference.<\/p>\n

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