BEVS

Kia Ora from New Zealand.

Follow That Fire Engine is circumnavigating the globe. It's a charity run supporting Macmillan Cancer Support , The Fire Fighters Charity and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.

This is a fire engine from Christchurch Dorset . My neck of the UK woods.
I was lucky enough to see it Christmas Day down at Kateriteri , a local beach near us . It was a shock to see it TBH and brought tears to my eyes , as well as warming my heart.
Both my parents needed the specialist care of the Macmillan nurses. My Mum had hospice care at their special unit . If it hadn't been for them I couldn't have given my Dad his wish to be allowed to die in his own home. Their support to both of us at that time was unfailing.

My husband and I both know Xch Dorset retained firemen. I stayed with one of them for several months when my husband had already left for New Zealand.
The job they do is just so brave I feel. I don't know how they do what they do.

It left New Zealand yesterday & is currently on the high seas , heading for the USA.

I just thought that some of you might like to follow it;s USA journey and maybe get to see it, if it passes your way.

Cheers

Bob

cool

g1ant

Following.. and friended on Facebook. Cool idea. Hopefully they will visit Texas.

BEVS

Looking at the map , maybe they will

Yorkieabroad

Hope they do - looks like a cool project and a great cause. Roy Castle was a bit of a tw@t on Record Breakers, but his very public fight against cancer, and the energy he put into his charity work should be an inspiration for us all.

lansbury

It's coming to Portland OR.

joto

Hope it comes to Denver.

g1ant

We met up with the engine in Katy, Texas on Friday night and bought them dinner at the Elks Lodge. They seemed to have had a good time and raised almost $400 I think.

Check the route out on the website http://www.followthatfireengine.com/...oute/us-route/ and try to meet them if you can.

Yorkieabroad

Aaagh - didn't know it was going to be here! Last time I checked the website it didn't get this far.

Mind you, we had the boys Blue and Gold at cubs, so probably wouldn't have made it anyway....did you get them to the Katy rodeo? Far better than its bigger cousin to the East.....but then it would be because my kids were in it

nettlebed

Christ on a bike! Someone needs to tell their web designers that less is more: that site is appalling...

g1ant

They weren't arriving into Katy until after 8pm so the Rodeo wouldn't work. Mrs. G1ant is involved in the Elks in Georgetown so we arranged for the Elks Lodge in Katy to entertain them. They did have a good time there.

g1ant

It is probably good for free.

Yorkieabroad

Thats a shame. Its a decent little rodeo with a good small town feel.

They sure are packing in some miles in that thing.....

g1ant

Any chance you can do me a favor and mail me a copy of the Katy Times from this week. I think there was mention of the fire engine visit in there.

If we visit Katy Elks lodge again I'll give you a shout.

Alex

Yorkieabroad

No problem - as long as I get to it before the sprinkers!

I'll let you know when it arrives and you can PM me your address