David Briffa will be cycling from Melbourne to Canberra and back again to raise money for the Kazembe Baby Orphanage in Zambia. He will speak to schools, churches and politicians along the way because poverty deserves our attention
It's Saturday 29th Nov. At 9.00am I received a phone call from David. My 5 yr old granddaughter was with me at the time and has asked me many times, "where is Nannu David?" I would tell her that he is cycling to help get money so we can buy food for the children in Africa, because they have no money or food. When she got on the phone to talk with him, the first thing she asked was "are you in Africa yet, nannu?" Needless to say, these words of innocence made David's day and mine! Apparently it rained all night in Bombala. Some time during the evening David met up with a german couple who were doing a cycling trip. They proved to be great company for David. They camped close by for the night and joined him for breakfast the next morning. Today he will be taking a day off cycling and having a rest before heading off to Cooma in the morning.
David and the bike are struggling. David found his current surroundings at the Caravan Park he was staying in a little depressing. He couldn't pinpoint exactly why except there wasn't much trees surrounding it and it just didn't feel good to stay there. On Sunday morning of the 4th Jan, he went looking around for another place to stay. He came across the Tandara Caravan Park. The husband and wife team were very generous. They really connected with David's passion for cycling4africa and gave him an area with his own toilet facilities. These people really admired what David stood for. They said "Some people talk and do nothing, but you did something about it". Later on, David started his cycle to keep his appointment with the Morely church community. Unfortunately he never got there. His bike suffered a puncture for the second time. He not only suffered a puncture, but upon inspection found that his back rim was cracked. He spent 3/4 of the day doing m...
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