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Aug 19
BDR Day 2 Tamworth-Nyngan
I woke this morning at 5:36 to the sound of birds tweeting and the bloke in the tent behind my cabin snoring…LOL It was a hard morning for me. I’d packed up and was ready to go and wham, the flood gates of emotions took hold. The memory of my best friend on the 1 …
Aug 18
BDR Day 1 Sydney-Tamworth
You couldn’t have asked for a better morning, the sun out, the skies clear and all is good. A deep breathe and I roll out the drive for our meet point in Castle Hill. The street is blocked off and so many bikes already there when I arrive. I saw sense and parked close to …
Aug 17
1 more sleep
The emotions are a pot just burbling away at the moment, just waiting to escape. I know they will catch up with me & boil over it’s just a matter of when. I’m already to go & have received today & tonight so many well wishes that I am truly greatfull for. Thank you again …
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 …