It was a very cool morning this am when we headed in to the Qld Uni where the ride started from – especially as it was 4.30am. We picked the lycra covered Seth up, and when we got there it was an amazing spectacle. Driving towards St Lucia was like peak hour. There were people everywhere, tents for breaky, info, drop off for overnight gear, merchandise and so on. Part of the uni was blocked off with a stage and a starting line.
There were speeches and also one guy who is still on the cancer journey spoke, and had most of us in tears. There were 1300 riders and between them they raised 4.7 mil – it is the biggest single fund raiser ever in Qld. All that for cancer research. And then they left – just a see of riders, incredible.
Well tonight they are at Somerset Dam north of Wivenhoe Dam and they are being fed, massaged and bedded in a tent city. Quite cold i would imagine. Weather looked showery but hopefully there was none out there. tomorrow we will head back to the Uni to cheer them in, 238km later. What a huge feat.
Thanks once again for all who contributed – this research will be for all Aussies. Seth raised $6200 – thankyou so much.
I will attach a couple of pics (I hope)
Love to you all, Barb
This is Reece, David (my brov), Scott and Seth. Scott and Reece came up from Tas esp for the ride