More highs and lows...
Its December already and I cant quite get my head around the fact that its so hot and that its nearly christmas. Dave is 600km away from a world record, and just over a month from finishing, a daunting thought for all the team.
The road from Melbourne went incredibly quickly - town after town went by with litlle fundraising, but on an upside we managed to get lots of great acomodation as donations to the project, thanks to some great convincing from myself, Bev and Kate.
Andy, Daves brother also joined us on the road for a bit, which was awesome. Pete kate and Andy left early for Sydney, which was an inevatable journey as of the events which have been planned for months. I missed Kate terribly when she was gone - it was so strange not having her with us. The rest of the team reached Cann River, only for Dave's blister to reach bfuk size. The decision was made to get on the road early, and a phone call later to my family in Merimbula ment accomodation and a doctor would be waiting for us.
Dave got antibiotics for his feet, and I got to finally get an afternoon off to spend with my family - Andrew and Lisa (technically cousins). It was wonderful to meet them and I cannot thank them enough for the generousity they showed the team.
The drive up to Sydney was long and tough on the whole team, especially having to stop 110km from the east coast and New South Wales Border. But in and around Sydney lay Sailability clubs. Illawarah, Kogarah and Rushcutters bay all organised events for us which were successful and raised heeps of money - we met some real characters and people that benefit form the charity - it was good to meet them - and special thanks to Tish, Len, Carol, Lisa and especially Kate Goodanew for making us so welcome, looking after us and organising the events.
In Sydney I also got to go to the harbour bridge and past the opera house on a sailability boat - it was an amazing experience going through Sydney harbour and helping to crew the boat. I also got to send some christmas pressies home, which meant a lot.
The long drive back to Cann river in Victoria was frustratingly long, and very hot - but we got there eventually and I am very greatful to Dim and Bev for keeping me going on the final section of the drive.
So we are back on the road again. Or so you would think - until we got only 12km out of cann river for one of our vehicles to break down, and for the other to start making load noises. Im not going to dwell on it but both vehicles are now fixed and working well, after a big expense, but none the less a frustrating time for the team.
When ever I speak to my Mum on the phone she loves hearing about the wildlife - so just for you mum... We've seen loads of lots of Cockatoos, an Echidna, some wallabies, and we also had a run in with a huntsman Spider - possibly the biggest spider i've ever seen.
This wouldnt be a Becki blog unless i commented on the team moral! And I have to say that although we are all exhausted we are getting on very well. I get incredibly frustrated when I read other blogs which paint the team in a negative light. We all work endlessly to keep everything ticking over, and we havent had a proper day off since Adelaide really, although we have been given the occasional afternoon. The team are undoubtedly a bit ratty in the evenings - we are all completely exhausted - but we are all holding up the best we can. We all know what our responsibilities are, so we work towards that as we are not really managed as such. The team also have the additional role of trying to keep Dave going - which is no easy job - but he seems to be just about holding up and ploughing his way to Sydney for the 16th - when we will be met with what will hopefully be one big party to celebrate his world record.
So thats all the news from me - i'm feeling very positive about finally reaching Sydney, about fundraising hopefully picking up, nd about the world record. BoardFree is looking good at the moment, with much to look forward too.
The road from Melbourne went incredibly quickly - town after town went by with litlle fundraising, but on an upside we managed to get lots of great acomodation as donations to the project, thanks to some great convincing from myself, Bev and Kate.
Andy, Daves brother also joined us on the road for a bit, which was awesome. Pete kate and Andy left early for Sydney, which was an inevatable journey as of the events which have been planned for months. I missed Kate terribly when she was gone - it was so strange not having her with us. The rest of the team reached Cann River, only for Dave's blister to reach bfuk size. The decision was made to get on the road early, and a phone call later to my family in Merimbula ment accomodation and a doctor would be waiting for us.
Dave got antibiotics for his feet, and I got to finally get an afternoon off to spend with my family - Andrew and Lisa (technically cousins). It was wonderful to meet them and I cannot thank them enough for the generousity they showed the team.
The drive up to Sydney was long and tough on the whole team, especially having to stop 110km from the east coast and New South Wales Border. But in and around Sydney lay Sailability clubs. Illawarah, Kogarah and Rushcutters bay all organised events for us which were successful and raised heeps of money - we met some real characters and people that benefit form the charity - it was good to meet them - and special thanks to Tish, Len, Carol, Lisa and especially Kate Goodanew for making us so welcome, looking after us and organising the events.
In Sydney I also got to go to the harbour bridge and past the opera house on a sailability boat - it was an amazing experience going through Sydney harbour and helping to crew the boat. I also got to send some christmas pressies home, which meant a lot.
The long drive back to Cann river in Victoria was frustratingly long, and very hot - but we got there eventually and I am very greatful to Dim and Bev for keeping me going on the final section of the drive.
So we are back on the road again. Or so you would think - until we got only 12km out of cann river for one of our vehicles to break down, and for the other to start making load noises. Im not going to dwell on it but both vehicles are now fixed and working well, after a big expense, but none the less a frustrating time for the team.
When ever I speak to my Mum on the phone she loves hearing about the wildlife - so just for you mum... We've seen loads of lots of Cockatoos, an Echidna, some wallabies, and we also had a run in with a huntsman Spider - possibly the biggest spider i've ever seen.
This wouldnt be a Becki blog unless i commented on the team moral! And I have to say that although we are all exhausted we are getting on very well. I get incredibly frustrated when I read other blogs which paint the team in a negative light. We all work endlessly to keep everything ticking over, and we havent had a proper day off since Adelaide really, although we have been given the occasional afternoon. The team are undoubtedly a bit ratty in the evenings - we are all completely exhausted - but we are all holding up the best we can. We all know what our responsibilities are, so we work towards that as we are not really managed as such. The team also have the additional role of trying to keep Dave going - which is no easy job - but he seems to be just about holding up and ploughing his way to Sydney for the 16th - when we will be met with what will hopefully be one big party to celebrate his world record.
So thats all the news from me - i'm feeling very positive about finally reaching Sydney, about fundraising hopefully picking up, nd about the world record. BoardFree is looking good at the moment, with much to look forward too.
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