While packing up the bike everyone was still there to admire the idea and show their support. These amazing guys even went beyond that and thus my gear was added with long kevlar gloves, a fire-retardant balaclava and a patch of their regiment as a souvenir. After taking a grouppicture it was time for me to head out again and face the elements. Fueled with energy and a lifted spirit I felt that I could take on anything.

The moments where you are most vulnerable are the times you make connections that are most memorable.