The kindness of strangers is one of the best things you can experience I reckon; totally punctures the endless grinding misery we’re fed by news and social media…
Prime example; me and Sian were driving back from the alps to an awkward to find air b&b in the outskirts of San Quentin recently - it was pissing down, Sian was driving, she was getting super flustered. We pulled over so I could take over driving, when a car pulled up next to us, Sian panicked thinking the driver was going to shout at us for stopping in a stupid spot, but he was so friendly and wanted to check that we were ok and if we needed help.
Reset my expectations once again, which is always nice
The Mountain Journal article came to mind when watching the build up to the Natural Selection bike event. Nothing helps connect with nature like a few hundred hours worth of JCB-ing the side of a mountain so it looks like an open cast mine.
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Hey nice one Kingsley, very glad to hear that
The kindness of strangers is one of the best things you can experience I reckon; totally punctures the endless grinding misery we’re fed by news and social media…
Prime example; me and Sian were driving back from the alps to an awkward to find air b&b in the outskirts of San Quentin recently - it was pissing down, Sian was driving, she was getting super flustered. We pulled over so I could take over driving, when a car pulled up next to us, Sian panicked thinking the driver was going to shout at us for stopping in a stupid spot, but he was so friendly and wanted to check that we were ok and if we needed help.
Reset my expectations once again, which is always nice
It’s definitely the thing I enjoy most about travelling. Everybody we’ve met here has just been so kind and welcoming
The Mountain Journal article came to mind when watching the build up to the Natural Selection bike event. Nothing helps connect with nature like a few hundred hours worth of JCB-ing the side of a mountain so it looks like an open cast mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UFr4OXfcII&t=852s