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Ballarat, Ararat, Hamilton, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Colac and return to Ballarat....OUR GOAL..

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"If we all have the fortitude to see this effort through to the end, then we will eradicate polio." - Bill Gates




Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the world has seen polio cases plummet by more than 99 percent, preventing five million instances of child paralysis and 250,000 deaths. When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually. In 2011, fewer than 1,000 cases were reported worldwide.

But the polio cases represented by that final 1 percent are the most difficult and expensive to prevent. Challenges include geographic isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers.


That’s why it’s so important to generate the funding needed to End Polio Now. To fail is to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead.



The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children — wherever they live — remain at risk.


Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Bacchus Marsh - Gisborne Loop

Bacchus Marsh - Gisborne loop training ride Sun March 7, 2010  Intention : Gisborne to Bacchus Marsh via Toolern Vale, back via Bulllengarook 72 km , lots of hills
2:18  pm - Commenced ride.   2:30 pm - puncture in Bruce's tyre after 10 km , repaired by Bruce. (See photo above: Bruce Repairing Puncture). Katrina wonders aloud whether it isn't time Bruce put on the good tyres, recommended by an expert friend in 2008, after Bruce had had 4 punctures during Around The Bay in a Day.  Implication was that tyres needed to be fitted not merely purchased.   Bruce's rejoinder includes the information that he likes to get maximum use out of things before disposing of them.  2:38 pm - Bruce stops to attend to matters behind a tree - emerges with pair of jocks in hand - no, not an accident , but his own discovery that it may be best to wear  Nix Next to the Knicks after all ! (see blog of 1st March 10 : Secrets of the Knick). After some consideration, Katrina refrains from saying I T Y S.  2:40-3:30 Happy riding up and down hills into Gisborne, beautiful countryside. Could not call in and see our dear friend J as her road too boggy after rain, we thought.   3:30 pm Coffee in Gisborne  3:45 Commence return jouney  3:55 Through Bullengarook, starts to rain  4:15 Rain heavier, wind picking up, thunder and lightning start and Bruce hears a loud pop in tire (yes, another puncture). Both stop to repair tyre, Katrina huddles under a tree (aka lightning conductor) in cold, wet, windy thunderstorm .. See photo

- Bruce Repairing Puncture - (from the Series : Bruce Repairing Punctures).  ) - camera shake evident, due to shivering.  4:30 Difficulty changing tube, and then last remaining tube bursts. Bruce utters some words unknown in Rotarian English, presumably foreign. Katrina helpfully mentions that this wouldn't have happened had Bruce put on the new tyres in the first place, then suggests a taxi home before she dies. 


Local Good Samaritan resident spots stranded shivering duo, drives his ute down to them and offers them shelter and warm drinks while they await taxi.  Asks the duo : Are you seasoned cyclists or is this your first time?
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