After all of the excitement and adventures of the last several weeks I'm a bit disappointed that my day for blogging writing has been comparatively uneventful.  We had a rare day of no presentations and no riding but not an official day off.  We woke up in the guide hall of Port Macquarie to a sunny day.  After a delicious breakfast of pancakes and fruit prepared by Vicky's cooking group we all headed off in several directions to take care of laundry, bike repairs as well as taking advantage of the rare opportunity to check e-mail.  After an afternoon of meetings, performance workshops, more delicious food and donated sweets we had the pleasure of discovering who our secrect friend's were.  Shane was convinced his was Rhiannon or Dan and was surprised to discover it was me (Sherida).  Vicky decided she didn't want to know who's her's was so it remains a secret, at least to her.  Yon was quite shocked to discover his was Shane.  We had a lot of laughs and it was a great way to end the day. 

We came to the realization today that a week tommorrow we'll be in Newcastle, our bike riding journey complete and only a celebration of our tour will remain.  How quickly the time has gone by.  There's so much that all of us will miss.  The beautiful friendships we've formed, riding everyday for multiple km's, a community based on respect and caring.  So many memories we've created; days riding in the rain and in the heat, swims in the ocean, performances, kids, wipe-outs, meetings, lentil meals, muesli breakfast, big hills, car parks, hail storms and the list goes on and on.

It has been and will continue to be, for  me, an amazing journey.  I've loved every minute of it.  While the long bike rides day after day have fueled me physically the beautiful people have fed my soul.  Each and every person on this tour will always hold a special place in my heart.

 Read more >>