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To the kids who rode – well done, when I saw how grown adults were<br />
battling along, you guys did a great job.<br />
To the team who looked after us on this epic adventure. I have seldom<br />
seen such a slick event, it is easy to understand why it is so popular.<br />
I can only begin to imagine how much effort goes into running an<br />
enormous ride of this nature. Your team was amazing – thank you!<br />
Once most of the people arrived under the trees, we fired up for the<br />
last 100metres in. It was pretty emotional crossing the road outside<br />
Carnival following two quadriplegics in those ginormous side by<br />
sides. I have to admit that I almost lost my composure when I saw<br />
people in wheelchairs lining the entrance to see us in and to say<br />
hello. It brought home to us what this event is actually all about –<br />
and the hot dusty roads were forgotten in the euphoria of a sense<br />
of achievement.<br />
But it was not quite over yet – the music was booming away and we<br />
were called up to the stage. Speeches of congratulations from two<br />
guys in wheelchairs who had ridden with us. Wow! That’s all there<br />
is to say.<br />
I was touched to see people coming up to stage to hand over left<br />
over fuel money, one of the local riding clubs collected money – and<br />
the team from the adventure company handed across a cheque for a<br />
cool 500k. Amazing!<br />
To everyone I met, everyone I rode with, everyone who stopped to<br />
say hi, thank you. This was a lifetime experience for me. I hope to be<br />
back. Soon.<br />
And to the noisy guy who kept chirping about the KTM’s (I think he<br />
was on a Yamaha), you guys do a sterling job, you’ll be seeing a bit<br />
more of me, hopefully with a few mates I’ll bring a tow rope along<br />
for you…<br />
Keep well. Thank you.<br />
Some event donations:<br />
• 5 donated wheelchairs into the community – to the Rudman family,<br />
Round table Ballito<br />
• A colour printer to a junior school. Thank you to brother copiers<br />
and Mustek LTD.<br />
• A fire fighting unit into the Inkwelo community. Money from entry<br />
fees.<br />
• About 1000 soccer balls and tennis balls with funds from parmelat<br />
and The Adventure Company.<br />
• 600 stationary packs courtesy of Bidvest Waltons stationers.<br />
• Loads of extra stationary from span Harde Baarde…<br />
• R600 000 to QASA<br />
FINAL IDENTITY DESIGNED BY REDWOOD DESIGN<br />
Health System Technologies<br />
COLOUR SPECS: C0 M65 Y100 K0 R227 G135 B47 PANTONE 152<br />
C0 M0 Y0 K100 R0 G0 B0<br />
PANTONE BLACK<br />
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