Well done and great initiative, I was blown away by some of the responses which were really well thought. You can see alot of people have their goals in the right places and with enough hard work they will get there.
I did see your dream come to reality yesterday as you shared your beautiful trip to NZ with us. It was a great read and made me want to head over and take the train ride.
If you ever do decide to train it up and bike it down let me know how it goes, I'm an avid cyclist and love the experience. Nothing better than the wind whizzing past you as you travel freely along the road.
It's quite liberating.