David's journey to Pakenham.

By Josephine and David Briffa -
On Friday 14th the blessings continued to rain on David, the heat subsided and the cool change meant that the cycling would be more bearable. The journey started off like every other journey, with a setback. The stand on the bike broke.

Firstly he went to the Salvation army and shared prayers with family and friends. He was moved by the prayers and the fact that these people were behind his cause and helped to make it a reality. A pastor/friend from another church visited as well. It was great to see commonality amongst Christians. After goodbyes, David went for a quick visit to Brad (Cycling supermarket, Altona) to have a bike stand attached to the bike, and off he went.

David arrived safely at Pakenham later on in the afternoon. He didn't quite make his first appointment on time with the journo for the Pakenham Leader. 20kms before Pakenham, the terrain proved to be a bit of a challenge with the weight of the loaded bike. The journo was happy to meet him on the road. He told David he preffered to do articles on genuine causes and looked forward to his progress on the journey.

By this stage of the journey, David was tired and hungry. He settled for the night at a local caravan park. The one man tent Kathmandu donated came in very handy, and after much excitement and hard work he was ready for a good night's sleep. It took a while to figure out how to put the tent together, but he got there. The tent being green blended beautifully with it surroundings. He was out like a light by 7.00pm. He was 'living his dream'.

He will be reaching Morewell today, some time after 5.00pm.

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