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

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







"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.


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Why Bruce goes so fast

We have found it difficult to fit in any long rides lately and so have been doing laps of our old standy-by route -the Kew Boulevard. This is a favorite haunt for cyclists because it offers the following : 1.  road riding 2. proximity to the city 3. minimal traffic and   4.  .... a few hills ! Yes , the hills are a necessary form of masochism in our training regime. Each complete lap of the Boulevard is 14 km, which takes us around 35 mins (B) or more (K!) ... and longer if we stop for coffee at either Studley Park Boathouse, Fairfield Boathouse or even The Boulevard Restaurant....  yes - choice of three cafes - that is the real reason it is Bruce's favourite ride!  .. and also the reason he goes so fast on the "Last lap before coffee".
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