sometimes when i um tell people they're
just like so
mind blown because it does it sounds it
literally sounds
insane
my name's gordy i'm from broken hill and
i'm currently
trying to skateboard from melbourne to
camps in order to raise money to build
wow their first ever skate park
but i just looked at the the map and was
like yeah melbourne decans like
it's totally doable i'll go do that i
didn't realize how big
australia was i've never been anywhere
on the coast before so all up it's about
4
200 4 000 kilometres give or take a few
hundred kilometers
this all kind of started last year we
were in lockdown with corona you know i
was like getting bored at my job
i wanted to get out i wanted to go on an
adventure you know
i've got nine liters of water with me a
bunch of fruit two meals
a good attitude beef jerky 100
kilometers in front of me with
no stops in between it's going to be 35
degrees
there's loads of trucks and it's going
to be really hilly
i'm going to kill it
yeah it's just a skateboard that i was
comfortable using
i've got a little bit bigger wheels that
are a bit softer so it's easier for me
to
sort of skateboard over rocks and things
on the road but i'm on like my fifth
pair of shoes because i'm going through
a pair of shoes nearly every two weeks
i've had to walk over 50 kilometers
today
it's more than a marathon
i am three quarters of the way there
i've got a thousand kilometers left
it's just like the really really long
days being constantly under sun
dodging all the traffic from skating
side by side with caravan
trucks and things like that and i'm
constantly looking on the road for
you know rocks and sticks and anything
where i could like be in danger
there is a huge python that's just eaten
i'd say
um so yeah but mentally and physically
it's the most exhausting thing
that's new south wales and that's
queensland
during my journey i've met so many
people along the way that have been
putting me up for accommodation and
making me meals and it's really like
being the highlight of my trip just
meeting all these strangers and stuff
and
just they're being so kind to me and
it's really it's really heartwarming
there's so many kids over there that are
skateboarding and it's
gaining so much popularity but there's
there's nowhere safe for them to
skateboard they're just skateboarding on
the streets and i think it's an
important thing that they um should be
able to have a safe place to skate so
that's what i'm doing this for
this is
oh do it get on it do it 100 i highly
recommend it for anyone because it's
totally doable and it's so much fun it's
hard work
but it's really really rewarding it's
really really cool
well i'm throwing a massive massive
party
maybe the second thing i will do though
after the party i'm definitely gonna get
a foot massage
for sure
you