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Hi Everyone
I tried sending this off last night but I suspect that it didn't go
off. My apologies if you are receiving this a second time:
I think
Richard has a good idea here and we could start fine tuning it to bring
it into
reality. I also agree with Richard
that we should not close down this fantastic emailing system which
reaches so
many people of like mind.
Another
thought: All told, from the three
rides which Paul and his guys organised, there must be over 1000 SA
cyclists
who participated. Out of that large
number is there not one person or group of people who is prepared to
organise
something similar? As good - if not
better - than what the Aussies showed us?
Whether it be for profit, a club set-up or even some kind of
fund-raising for charity event - won’t somebody please step up to the
plate?
Surely one
thousand South Africans aren’t going to let this thing die because a
handful of
Aussies who showed us the way originally no longer appear to be so
keen.
Come on
guys, let’s do something to organise another long ride!
Colin Pritchard
richard warnes wrote:
--- On Wed, 9/10/08, <paulm@greateventcompany.com> wrote:
From: <paulm@greateventcompany.com>
Subject: [GreatCycling] pauls response
To: GreatCycling@yahoogroups. com
Received: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 11:58 PM
Hey Christo et al,
Yes the website has been quiet and I have been having a lovely break from constant travelling – doing some pedalling (sometimes on my gorgeous new tandem/triple)
http://picasaweb. google.com/ paultmckay/ WhereIsJulia# 5234559566911558 290 (as a tandem in South australia)
(http://picasaweb. google.com/ paultmckay/ LilydaleWarburto nTrip on single bikes
In germany http://picasaweb. google.com/ paultmckay/ WhereIsJulia# 5208565676040130 706
As a triple http://picasaweb. google.com/ paultmckay/ WhereIsJulia# 5208565785443342 066
On my favourite road in Aus http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=VjkjLaDcIRI
and and spinning some plates on cycle projects in Aus. The Mpum ride did take place (here are some pics http://picasaweb. google.com/ paultmckay/ ChrisSGmpBRPics. Had about 100 peddlers and was a jolly nice trip – no floods and everything worked.
We don’t have firm plans and dates for the next gig in SA yet (personally I liked the pedal I did along the coast a couple of years ago – mossell Bay, still bay, Witsand, Aniston, Gans Baai..). Initially, I not intended to be flying over and pulling the events together – rather to show another person or group how to do it all. (We reckon we know lots about the rides but trying to run them remotely is fraught – particularly given the vagries and unique history and culture/s of South Africa). That hasn’t eventuated to date and I have resolve not to schedule the next event/s still we have identified the right person/people to support. I remain confident that this will happen within a year or so.
So I reckon its ok to ditch the list and when we reactive – we can resurrect it. Thanks Christo for all your help with this – you have been fantastic (and I have a smile of appreciation in my heart when I recall your whisper at the wine shop with the brocken bus and I arrive all concerned and trying to sort things out – you called me aside and said “this is not a problem Paul” amidst increasingly rowdy and lubricated revellers).
Thanks for that and all your help and support Christo and others on the list. And in the meantime – if any of you are popping over to Melbourne and want to know where to ride – sing out eh.
Paul McKay
(and apologies for the delay in responding - had to make a new password to be able to sne dvia the webmail cause my mail server didnt like it)
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