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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.


Friday, March 11, 2011

one more sleep ....

Rosemary and Michael and Bruce carbo loading
Dear Virtual Riders,
Our big ride starts tomorrow ... we are in Albury ...and have met 2 of our companions for the next 555 km -Rosemary and Michael  ... who not only have carbon fibre in their bikes, but seem to have cycled the whole of Europe .  Not to be outdone, we told them of our massive epic ride from Lilydale to Woori Yallock AND BEYOND (for some) ...

two bikes at the Hume motel - all ready for the Big Ride
medicinal purposes only... getting rid of the nerves

So it will be an early night, as we contemplate 115 km tomorrow !  We will have a joyous reunion tomorrow with our Bike Support Angel Margaret Brown, and our resolute leader Graham Brown.  Plus we will meet the rest of the group - yes ... Cadel will be back, and our King of the Mountains and the Little Mermaid (in-jokes for 2010 blog readers) ....and some new riders - a group of ten in all - this could be the beginning of a song ...ten green riders etc etc
Hope I am not the first rider to "accidentally fall " (behind)

 Katrina
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