Visiting the Royal Hospital Chelsea a few months ago, I witnessed the best of humanity. The kindness and generosity of the veterans who reside there, the genuine empathy and interest of those I rode there with. It was a highlight of my year. But that was not all.
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My first long distance motorcycle ride in 2018 was epic by my own standards, but not at all so by the standards of someone like Ted Simon. It was certainly much less epic by the standards of Nick Sanders who had circumnavigated the world on a motorcycle nine times, on one occasion doing so on a Yamaha R1 (a 1000cc sportsbike) in nineteen days. Still, for me the post journey funk lasted a number of months, just as Ted had warned. The ennui was interrupted now and then by some event or other, including the Alexandra Palace Motorcycle Show where I met Nick in person for the first time.
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