Starting today, all participants and supporters can amplify their fundraising efforts with a matching gift opportunity. Terry starts the day by travelling with Doug to Outer Cove Beach to collect two bottles of Atlantic seawater. He plans on keeping one as a souvenir, and pouring the second one in the Pacific Ocean when he arrives home, but the blustery ocean carries out one to sea.
The mayor ran a few steps with me. Along the way everyone was honking and waving. Audio Archive. People came and lined up and gave me ten, twenty bucks just like that.
We wanted to cover 14 miles right away because there was going to be a reception at South Brook Junction. I was dizzy and light headed but I made it to the van. It was a frightening experience. Was it all over? Was everything finished? Would I let everybody down? I told myself it is too late to give up. I would keep going no matter what happened. If I died I would die happy because I was doing what I wanted to do. I got out and did my first 11 miles quite nicely. After we got through Pasadena CBC came out and did an interview.
He was a great fellow and later on in the day he and a few others from the radio station ran the last mile with me. CFCB was great because they took pledges. So he got me up at am and I took off. I did 15 miles. When we took our break Bill Strong arrived with Gladys Willis.
Then I took off again. People were gathering for a motorcade that was to leave from the Visitors Bureau. We got to the Bureau and then from there ran to the Port aux Basques arena. Here I did my speech than back out to the Bureau and then did my last 3 miles to the ferry terminal. It was great to get here! We got up at am Nova Scotia time. I left the ship and met George Thom who did a marvelous job organizing the day.
