DIARY OF A MOTORCYCLE INSTRUCTOR Surely one of the most satisfying things about being a Motorcycle Instructor must be the variety each day brings; never knowing what the day's training will hold in store the contact with the public and helping them realize their dream of riding a motorcycle. Since returning from a six month double crossing of Asia, riding through Russia and Mongolia to China returning through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and home via Europe, it has been hard to settle back into 'normal life'.
Much as I love my job there is a part of me that yearns for another adventure, a chance to ride my motorcycle to places I only dreamt about a few years ago. How old is too old for an adventure? Age is a state of mind and while the spirit is willing and the body is still able (even though at 58 some say I should take up crocheting!) a plan is hatching to go and ride a motorcycle in Vietnam and Cambodia.
These diary updates record the run up to leaving the UK for Vietnam and the training that is still going on at work. My own dreams and fears - warts and all! I hope you will enjoy the stories and maybe they will encourage you too, to reach out beyond your comfort zone. VIETNAM ADVENTURE - Check on Sue's progress