From Cann River to Bombala.
After leaving Orbost, David headed for Cann River. The terrain again proved to be challenging and the weather hot. Along the way, people have stopped to offer water a few times and it was greatly appreciated. As there is only so much water David can carry with him, he was most relieved that passers by gave him a thought and offered precious cold water to him. At times he was running out of water as these blessings came along. Thank you all.
It is in these situations when you get to see the beautiful side of humanity. As David was cycling along, a gentleman by the name of Dennis offered to relieve David of his heavy load, and swap bikes for a while. He was willing to do this for the next stretch of cycling right up to Bombala. Although the intention was one of concern, David did reassure him that he will be fine and that he needed to do it on his own.
David said "I need to communicate to everyone that in the absence of support, the likelihood of achieving the objective is minimal. Your encouragement and community support is enough to keep me focused and motivated".
He settled at Cann River for the night, had a great meal at the local pub with Denis (the gentleman who offered to ride his bike to Bombala), rang me and let me know how he was and what he got up to and set up camp for the night and went straight to sleep. The exhaustion was telling in his voice.
The next day, he left Cann River at 6.30 am setting off to Bombala, with an entourage of Kangaroos leading the way and the maggies singing him farewell. He crossed the NSW border at 9.48 am.
He cycled all day, stopping half an hour to have some lunch. He arrived at Bombala at around 6.00pm. Again as he relayed the day to me, his voice sounded very tired, but he was in good spirit.
It is in these situations when you get to see the beautiful side of humanity. As David was cycling along, a gentleman by the name of Dennis offered to relieve David of his heavy load, and swap bikes for a while. He was willing to do this for the next stretch of cycling right up to Bombala. Although the intention was one of concern, David did reassure him that he will be fine and that he needed to do it on his own.
David said "I need to communicate to everyone that in the absence of support, the likelihood of achieving the objective is minimal. Your encouragement and community support is enough to keep me focused and motivated".
He settled at Cann River for the night, had a great meal at the local pub with Denis (the gentleman who offered to ride his bike to Bombala), rang me and let me know how he was and what he got up to and set up camp for the night and went straight to sleep. The exhaustion was telling in his voice.
The next day, he left Cann River at 6.30 am setting off to Bombala, with an entourage of Kangaroos leading the way and the maggies singing him farewell. He crossed the NSW border at 9.48 am.
He cycled all day, stopping half an hour to have some lunch. He arrived at Bombala at around 6.00pm. Again as he relayed the day to me, his voice sounded very tired, but he was in good spirit.
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