 Photo, left to right: Lawrence, Linda, Stephanie Wierobiej, Murray Bolitho, Shari Bolitho, Warrick Gates, Jude, Roger Seeney, Richard, Ed Wierobiej, Leanne Mifflin, Peter Kelly, Linda Falls, Ros Gates, Jamie Falls, Bev Seeney, Barb Barker behind the camera We carried on along Route 1, the South Coast Highway, through the continuing expanse of the South Coast wheat belt with farms the size of UK counties. Massive grain storage silos punctuate this landscape. Grain carrying Roadtrains roar down the road, their disturbed wind buffeting us as they pass. As we approached Denmark the roads started to sweep and bend, rise and fall and the trees grew taller offering much appreciated shade and variation to the previous few days rides. We headed out of town on the wonderfully scenic Scottsdale Road to meet up with Bev and Roger, very well known WA people who do so much for the community, not just for Black Dog Ride. When we first approached Black Dog Ride earlier in the year Lawson Dixon, the General Manager of Black Dog Ride Australia, introduced us to Bev and Roger Seeney and suggested we meet up. Without hesitation Bev and Roger proposed a Pizza evening at their home just outside the beautiful town of Denmark WA with other members of the local Black Dog Ride group. We snapped up the opportunity and put it in the diary and a stop on our route from Sydney to Perth Later in the trip Bev and Roger VERY kindly offered to put us up for a couple of nights at their home. We had been planning to camp so it was very much appreciated. Such kindness and generosity to 4 complete strangers. We turned off Scottsdale Road and down the gravel driveway where Bev and Roger greeted us with beaming smiles, helped us sort out the bikes, and showed us to our wonderful accommodation. Bev and Roger have a wonderful story and have been at this property for over 30 years, building it up from a bare block, stone by stone, plank by plank, and by jove have they done an amazing job. Set on a many acres of pasture and woodland with dams and an assortment of animals there was plenty to look at. Roger took us down to one of the dams where he had set some traps in the dam to catch some Marron, a large freshwater crayfish and delicacy. We felt spoilt already! Bev and Roger had organised an evening gathering of their friends and Black Dog Ride supporters. A gastronomic delight was put on for us with the Marron, Salads, Pizzas and drinks and best of all the wonderful company we had. We talked about the wonderful work Black Dog Ride do for people all over the country and indeed overseas as well. We came to understand the importance of Mental Health awareness and how much of an issue it actual is in Australia and how this team go about assisting those in need. We have witnessed this work first hand many times on our journey across Australia which is a testament to the dedication of this organisation. Great to see good work actually being achieved. Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation go out to Bev, Roger and the local group for their genuine warmth and friendship. Thanks guys! For those reading this post please do check out the Black Dog Ride web site HERE and please let others know of this wonderful organisation. You can also make a donation to their cause HERE 
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