Milo was among the crowds in Auckland's Queen St who encountered Bond and Murray raising funds for Daffodil Day.
Said Bond: "It's a worthy cause - I don't think there would be many people who were untouched by cancer."
Bond was surprised to see the public reaction to their success since his return from London.
"We haven't really been out in public that much, to be honest. I've just been mowing my lawns and doing your general day-to-day.
"We've really been blown away by the response from the public."
Murray was likewise amazed by the public reaction.
"For us we're just over there doing our thing, rowing, and we don't tend to think about the public as much.
"But then afterwards we were finding out it wasn't just a few people watching - it was the whole nation."
He was philosophical about his future plans.
"We've achieved our goal so where do we go from now? Watch this space, I guess."
