Chris and Judy Sims made their daughter a promise before she died. What came next was an odyssey of 'outrageous' things, honouring their daughter's wish that they live life to the fullest.
Chris and Judy Sims, and their dog Ralph, volunteer at the Mundi Mundi and Birdsville Big Red Bashes.abc.net.au/news/mundi-mundi-bash-birdsville-big-red-bash-dunny-angels/102766682One of the last things Chris "Bull" Sims remembers his daughter saying to him before she died was, "If you're not dead, don't stop living.
"She said, 'Dad, do it, do it'. I thought [then], 'Oh no, I'm not doing a nude bike ride'," he recalled.But Mr Sims did the nude bike ride, and it set in motion the bereaved couple's odyssey of "outrageous" things, in dedication to their daughter and their promise of living life to the fullest.
"Everyone thinks we're crazy for doing it, but we follow good hygiene, and we love that it's composting, it's ethical and everyone's really well supported," she said."Everyone comes here for a good time, and everyone has a good time [including] the people who are doing some of the worst jobs."third Mundi Mundi bashThe little dog has become something of an unofficial mascot for the bash, and the Sims have been promoted from volunteers to paid Dunny Angels.
"To meet different people and hear their stories, where they've come from, what they're up to, camping with the volunteers is great," she said.
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