DAY 28 Nov 17th Tuesday Wangaratta rest day.
Have been in Wangaratta for a couple of days, riding in on Sunday arvo in the extreme heat from North Albury. Yesterday I visited two high schools here Galen College and also Wangaratta High School, speaking to about 400 young people. Last night I was guest speaker at the Wangaratta Rotary Club and the ride4acure message has been very well received everywhere. This week it is National Skin Cancer Awareness Week, so it is very apt to be speaking to as many people as possible.
At the schools I’m sharing a presentation I’ve created that I call “Mela-What?” which is about Hannah’s journey with melanoma, current statistics, impact of UV radiation and skin cell damage and sunsafe practices. This is a potent message that helps young people make the connection between sunsafe practices and skin cancer prevention. I can literally see kids joining the dots and making sense of things when they see that this disease effects kids just like them.
Am off to Benalla early tomorrow 50 0dd kms before the heat sets in. The temps hav ebeen consistantly above 35 and close to 40 degrees ever since I left Liverpool a few weeks ago.
Only 9 days to go til I arrive in Melbourne at Peter Mac on Thursday November 26th- there will be a reception at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne at 11am. I’m hoping that plenty of friends and family will be there to Celebrate and welcome me at the end of this ride!
Joe has had a couple of days at Narrandera with his Auntie Veronica, fishing & swimming in the beautiful Murrumbidgee, he also went to school with Veronica’s step son Luke at Narrandera Public School for the day yesterday and he had heaps of fun. He’s on his way here to Wangaratta tonight with his cousin Lizzie (Sam’s sister).
We’re off to Benalla in the morning, then Euroa and then Seymour. Am really enjoying the riding here in Victoria, such beautiful fertile country. Awe striking beauty.
beautiful Victorian countryside....
