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Friday 29 June 2012

A Time for Thanks! (Take 2)



** Updated - sadly it seems I missed some people out of my thank you list, and they obviously failed to read my second pps... I can only blame this over sight on the Excel for Mac. Whilst being some what of a self certified Excel genius, the shortcuts which I have learnt over my many years excelling Microsoft seem to have totally abandoned on the Mac. This turned the whole process into a labourious track pad clicking mess during which various names were deleted from history. So I transferred the date to my PC and viola, hopefully all the names!**


What is this you may well be asking? Surely not another sea2jax post… Well my last entry on the road promised four more posts including a thank you list, highs and lows, recommendations and some wedding photos. Well it’s nearly a year later and I still haven’t written any of these posts! This task has been sitting at the bottom of my to-do list all this time. Something always seemed to be jumping in the ‘to-do’ list queue.

I’m on holiday with my parents in South Korea and promised myself time to write this. So most importantly I want to thank all the people who helped me be it sponsorship, accommodation, food. I’m sure there will be people I have forgotten but I have done my best to make the list as complete as possible.

So firstly I’d like to thank my sponsors. What was interesting when I was compiling this list was that a few of you tried to be sneaky and be anonymous, however I could see who you were. One person however managed to remain truly anonymous – well done you! A special note to Clare Hughes who actually sponsored me twice, once at the beginning and once at the end.

Pam Mick
Carol and Vince Mick
Dennis Amari and Tony Mick
Stephen Fleming
David Terrace
Anupa Purewal
Pete Hartwell
Zoe Henshaw
Danny Anders
Mary and Jeremy Burtel
Clare Hughes
Chris Harragin
Lynne and Andy Marshall
Todd and Kathy Prough
Andy Pariser
Christie Meehan
Anonymous
Tim Nicholson
Deron Johnston
Oli Bliss
Angela
Brian Guinn and Emily Tan
Laura Jordan
Helen G
Nick Collinson
Jen Gillet
Amy Berrett
Tom Worvill
Andy Hardingham
Richard Gallagher
Jane & Michael Merman
Alex Thomas
Adam & Tanya Carter
Sara Jung
Ed Garner
Frixos Kaimakamis
The Zboril Family
Matt Barry & Marnie Dudek
Claire and Alex Brown
Brian & Liz Peers
Megan, Brett, and Tatum Mahle
John Iceton
Emma-Kate Nelson
Mark & Kathy Leach
Alan and Cheryl
Mark Lovatt
Tyler Flamank
Mike Murrell
Veronica Davies
Andy Broome
Paul Delfgou
Nick & Brittany Evans
Kathie Keizner
Mary Renneker
Patty Crysel
Matthew & Sarah Thomson
Rachel Stanley
Matt Pickard
Dominic Bliss
Rose and John Allkins
Mark Wheeler
Al and Alison Hollingsworth
Bill and Shannon Brady
Tom Smith
Joe Myers
Adrian Farrington
Tim Palmer & Sarah Wright
Mary and Gary Cane
Kevin and Rhonda Lurkins
Sharon McGeehan
Suze Stevens-Wood
Gill Evans
Violaine Ludwick
Amy Boehnert
The Dicksons
Mike & Sue Gallagher
Debbie Grelle
Clare Hughes
Karen O'Connor
Shant Oknayan
Damien Homer
Jason Knoy
John Hayden
Tim Jarrett
Starbucks La Grande
Deborah Rowley
Okatoma Resort


Next I’d like to thank the following people for accommodation or food or general hospitality:

Steve Whipple & Family – for accommodation in Seattle
Post Lady of Ravendale – for the camping in her garden
Pizza Hut Lady in Kansas – for the now famous pizza coupons
Ontario Scouts – for feeding me in Oregon
Cyclists of Boise – for guiding me through their city
Jen Meehan – for acquiring me a North Face Tent at cost price
Boise State University – for letting me on their football field for a photoshoot
KOA Mountain Home – for upgrading me to a tepee
Verdell & Lisa – for blueberries and other food
Roger & Family - for Fish at Gelncoe State Park
Melbeta Shop – for a free can of insect spray
Everyone who clapped on beach – and thanks to Pam and Christie for organizing
Gemma and Dan – for meeting up for dinner on their world tour
Ethan and Katie – for giving me a bed in Wichita, KS
John  & Jim Gillum – for the huge amout of hospitality in Little Rock
Cowie Wine Cellar nr Paris – for wine tasting!
Casey and Dina - for lunch cycling in to Little Rock
Saxon Tire Barn in Mississippi – for repairing my rear wheel for free
Kim – the lady who drove me to Saxon Tire Barn
Wisteria Inn – for a huge discount and free beer
Gary (Jehovah’s witness)  - for cooking fuel
Patrick (Ironman) – for cycling with me in Florida and inspiring me for my ironman!
Leach Family – looking after me for a night in Florida
Carla and Patrick – staying in an amazing house next to the sea + dinner
Wakulla Spring State Park – very discounted accomodation
Dave and Dale – giving me their gloves


I’d like to thank the following bike shops for keeping me on the road and the various freebies that I received. Special note for Travis who worked for free fixing my wheel, I hope he has managed to re-plan his Transamerica ride..

Bikesport Seattle - Seattle, WA
Mountain Works Bike Shop - La Grande, OR
Fitzgerald's Bicycles - Jackson, WY
Patty Cyclesport - NorthPlatte, NE
Travis Ragged Edge Sports – Casper, WY
JR Sonnys Bikeshop - Scottsbluff, NE
Coopers Cycle Centre - Stillwater, OK
Hattisburg Bicycle - Hattisburg, MS
Cyclesport Pensacola - Pensacola, FL

Right I also promised some wedding photos, so here are four of the best. After this I’ll be doing one more post on the highs, lows and recommendations. By the way the photo at the top is me cycling in South Korea – had to fit a cycling photo in somewhere, sorry the narcissism of this blog will end soon…

p.s. a special thanks to my lovely wife Pam for letting me do this trip and being so understanding. I guess it will baby time soon :)

p.p.s. super sorry to anyone I forgot, compiling this list was a nightmare!





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