Day Two : The ride begins! 7 fabulous women from the east coast of Australia have joined forces to empower women in South East Asia. We’re a small yet determine groupof femmes, who to date, have raised a staggering $32,000 with more sponsorship coming in daily with each rotation of that peddle!
Let me introduce to you the team; Tonina Cleland and Lynn Potter from Marebra in QLD, Pam Joseph from Melbourne and the crew from Sydney, Jane and Ginni Leonard, Natalie Jenkins and Alisha Williams. Karen Elliff from Care is also supporting the team through each hot and dusty peddle of their bikes.
Our challenge started in the rice bowl of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta. A 34km cycle through small villages, fruit farms with Longan trees, dragon fruit, banana platations and papaya trees. We traversed the many tributaries of the Mekong river with the occasional boat crossing with the locals.
Challenges came in the form of local motorbike traffic, spiky fruit hedges and the most hazardous of all, the log crossing – and I quote; "Mum, watch out for the tree crossing the path!" Thanks Ginni for the heads up! Day Three: So, everyone thought that yesterday was fun and challenging. let me introduce you to today; 39.5 degress celcious, cycling in the peak of the midday heat, crazy traffic consisting of buses, motos, bicycles, 3 wheeled motorised vehicles, pedestrians, livestock, and a market. All equals 50km cycled, exhausted and in bed at 8.30pm! Goodnight!
Let me introduce to you the team; Tonina Cleland and Lynn Potter from Marebra in QLD, Pam Joseph from Melbourne and the crew from Sydney, Jane and Ginni Leonard, Natalie Jenkins and Alisha Williams. Karen Elliff from Care is also supporting the team through each hot and dusty peddle of their bikes.
Our challenge started in the rice bowl of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta. A 34km cycle through small villages, fruit farms with Longan trees, dragon fruit, banana platations and papaya trees. We traversed the many tributaries of the Mekong river with the occasional boat crossing with the locals.
Challenges came in the form of local motorbike traffic, spiky fruit hedges and the most hazardous of all, the log crossing – and I quote; "Mum, watch out for the tree crossing the path!" Thanks Ginni for the heads up! Day Three: So, everyone thought that yesterday was fun and challenging. let me introduce you to today; 39.5 degress celcious, cycling in the peak of the midday heat, crazy traffic consisting of buses, motos, bicycles, 3 wheeled motorised vehicles, pedestrians, livestock, and a market. All equals 50km cycled, exhausted and in bed at 8.30pm! Goodnight!
