ride4acure

“Minoru” 35 kms from West Wyalong on Newell Highway

I am having another day off. It’s wet here and not so good for trekkers riding in black mud! Will be heading into West Wyalong tomorrow though.

I took Billy and Wrangler into town yesterday to a Bowen Therapist Emma who has hopefully worked some magic on the ‘boys’ and they’ll be loosened up. They’ll have another treatment on Friday afternoon when I’m in West Wyalong.

I’ve been staying with Richard and Sue Maslin at “Minoru”. Richard rode out the last ten kilometers on Sunday to accompany me to his station and it’s been an absolute pleasure to spend some time here. Richards brother James was so kind to organise all my camp overs along the Newell between Forbes and West Wyalong and I’m so grateful for  his help. Staying with people is so good it means my horses have a safe paddock for the night and not tethered along the ‘truck artery’ of NSW, and also I have a warm, comfy bed for the night, a good meal, a hot shower and company! Doesn’t get better than that!

The trucks on the Newell are constant. I’m guessing that as many trucks use the Newell as the Hume Highway. This assessment made from my bike ride last year. The good thing about the Newell is it’s a wide (mostly) stock route and I can get off the shoulder a bit. Having said that it gets pretty narrow ahead on this last leg into West Wyalong.

I will be off to West Wyalong High School on Friday to present “Mela-What?” and had the good fortune to meet some of the high school kids at various places I went yesterday and they’ve all been gearing up for the visit and are fundraising for ride4acure with a crazy hat and sunglasses day. I love the creativity that emerges through this! Am about to go and give the horses their nose bags….that means I have to get out of this very comfy warm bed! Ah the luxury…

The following is a link to an interview on yesterday’s Mid North Coast Rural Report ABC radio with Kim Honan.  http://www.abc.net.au/rural/regions/content/201005/2907343.htm

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