Acknowledgements and Thanks

The MS1000 would not have been possible without the help and support of a huge array of people - some of whom were organised well in advance and some who solved a last minute emergency and came to our rescue.

The following is a list of all these people and the participants in each of the legs. The value of our support crew cannot be mentioned enough as without them we would have fallen apart and not made the finish line.

Participants
The full 1029km - Cory Pearce, Andrew Edwards, Scot Edwards, Simon Hughes, Nick Hodder
Kayak Leg- Cory, Andrew, Simon, Scot, Nick, Josh (Day 1), Trav (Day 1)
Bike Leg- Cory, Andrew, Simon, Scot, Nick, Andrew P, Jeremy (Day 5), Hamish (Day 6), Josh (Day 6), Trav (Day 6)
Walk Leg- Cory, Andrew, Simon, Scot, Nick, Dianne, Brian, Marg, Gary, Eileen, Sarah, Zoran (Day 9 & 10), Katie (Day 10), Neil (Day 10 & 11), Lisa Moran (Day 10 & 11), Sonia (Day 10 & 11), John (Day 10 & 11), Ian (Day 11), Lisa McLean (Day 11), Daniel (Day 11), Julie (Day 11), Gaylene (Day 11)

Support Crew
Carmel and Ron Edwards
Marg and Bruce Pearce
Gerald Hodder
Eliza Edwards
Ian McLean
Ros Bloomfield (muffins)
Rosemarie, Melissa and Monica
Nick
Carolyn and Dave Dietrich (Wednesday, 24th)
Katie Ballard

Accommodation
Yarrawonga Holiday Park
Tocumwal Tourist Park
Picnic Point Caravan Park
Teresa and Wayne Cartledge
Koondrook Caravan Park
BIG4, Pioneer City Tourist Park, Swan Hill
Birchip Tennis Club
Birchip Leisure Centre
Kevin and June Weinert
Pyrenees Caravan Park, Ararat
Apollo Bay Holiday Park
Sea Tree Cottages, Yuulong
Port Campbell Holiday Park

For Help Both Big and Small
MSRA
F5M
Liz Yochum (Nutritionist and Personal Trainer)
Paterson Lakes Canoe Club
Channel 9
Dianne Tribe
Sky Blue
Canoes Plus
Fairfield Canoe Club
Outer Edge and Pat Kinsella
SEN Radio Melbourne
Rent-a-2-Way
Dorothy (Terang Laundromat)
Farmers Market
Rider Sports Wear
Gabe Bonnici
Super Special Screen Printing
Wayne McFarlane
All the Regional Papers who gave us coverage on our trip
Echuca YMCA