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Aug 13
5 days to go
…….and I’m off for 14 days on an adventure I’ll never forget. But the ride isn’t about me, it’s about raising awareness and FUNDS for the Black Dog Institute. The funds go towards educational programmes, community initiatives, health seminars and outreach programs for rural communities and they are very much needed. To everyone that …
Aug 07
11 days to go……..
……and I head out of Sydney with a hoard of others bound for Alice Springs for the Black Dog Institute, raising awareness for Depression and mental illness and hopefully much needed funds. THANK YOU to all that have donated so far. With your generous support I have now increased my limit to $5000 and am now …
Jul 21
5 weeks and counting
WOW, hasn’t the time flown!! This time in 5 weeks the NSW contingent of the Black Dog Ride will be pulling into Tamworth for the end of day 1 in our journey to The Red Centre. I can only continue to thank everyone who has donated to date. With your help my fund raising tally is …
Jul 08
Winstons Oxley Trip – day 3
Bit of a chilly morning and Kimmie had a rough night but still managed to put a smile on her face. A much easier pace today and we just cruised at the back…..my little ears got a bit chilly…. brrrr A little bit up the road and I could sense something was up with Kimmie. …
Jul 07
Winstons Oxley Trip – day 2
Oh boy, did I get some wind through my fur today or what…….I think or what – go Kimmie. We were blessed today with bea-uti-ful weather. I could’ve just sat up there and happily barked while Kimmie cruised her way through those lovely bends. A bit of the way up Kimmie thought it would be nice to …
Jul 06
Winstons Oxley Shake Down – day 1
Kimmie’s been frantically trying to get things ready for the BDR to Alice that she’s taking me on. My seating arrangement has been modified now that Karl has installed the panniers (bless him for his hard work) and I now have a nice comfy place on the pillion seat…WOOF!! So this morning we headed off …
Jun 29
Update on Preparation
People have been stopping me asking “so how are you going with the prep”, “well done on the fund raising” so I thought I’d give you a little update. Firstly, I’d like to thank all who have donated to the Black Dog Institute through my fund raising drive. I set a personal goal of $3000 …
Jun 02
Preparing for the Black Dog Ride
WOW, I have been waiting since September 2011 for the details of this ride to be available. Can’t believe time has gone so quickly but unfortunately it hasn’t been uneventful. Too many losses have occurred during this time and two of them in particularly have torn my heart to pieces. One of these losses inspired …
Mar 28
Tintaldra 2012
With the hard work all done, Karl & I woke early Friday morning excited to begin the annual pilgrimage to Tintaldra. This event has been going for 6 years and now is a co-ordination between Sydney, Victoria & Canberra riders. It’s cool and dark what else would I expect at dark o’clock and we head …
Feb 20
FarRide East #18-Nambucca Heads
FRE #18 Nambucca Via……. Canberra. Yep you read it right, that’s what we FarRiders do. I ran out the door of work Friday and obtained my start docket from the local ATM with a stamp of 3:14pm, excellent. Then straight on the M7 to the Hume Highway heading for Canberra. The blue sky had disappeared and turned …