Voice Post: 2009 PMC Sun Wellfleet

[ornoth]

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Well, I'm not sure what time it is, but have arrived in Wellfleet, which is the last stop before Provincetown, so I'm on the last leg from here on forward.

Wellfleet is kind of interesting because half of the land in the entire town of Wellfleet is the Cape Cod National Seashore, and 70 percent of all the land in the town is actually under some sort of protection, because it's toward the scenic end of Cape Cod. The Cape Cod National Seashore, which President Kennedy authorized -- I believe in the early 60s, like '63 -- has reserved a great deal of this land for future public use.

One of the beaches here in Wellfleet is called Marconi Beach which is historic because obviously it's the site of the first tranatlantic radio tranmission, which happened in 1903.

Nice to have actually a minute at this stop to actually stop and and enjoy the ride and thank everyone for their support, rather than chasing around mechanicals. Things are going well.

At this point, probably the rest of the ride I'm just gonna bear in mind the millions of people who contract cancer each year and the millions more who die of it each year. and the sheer number of people here who are trying to do something about it, and have accomplished a hell of a lot. By the end of this year the Pan Mass Challenge alone will have raised over a quarter billion dollars, not million but billion dollars, over $250 million, probably close to $270 million, for the fight against cancer over its 30-year history, obviously this being the 30th year ride.

So something to celebrate, something to enjoy on the last segment of my journey before getting to P-town and closing the books on another Pan Mass. Obviously this leg is always kind of a little bit melancholy because it means the end of something that I've spent the last eight months working for, and have appreciated all the support and interest that people have shown for supporting me doing it. It's very, very much appreciated, obviously it also does a hell of a lot of good for Dana-Farber and for the fight against cancer.

So with that, I'm off on the road on the final segment, and I'll send you another update from P-town.

Comments

cool

[treehouselunac.livejournal.com]

Good to hear your voice again old friend.

Re: cool

[ornoth.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and thanks for listening. And happy birthday, of course.