I've been seeking inspiration lately. Recent events have left me in a weird place; a place I haven't been to in quite a while. My career with the Ambulance Service has stalled and there is little likelihood of any career advancement. Some would say I'm at a crossroads, others that it's my midlife crisis. Me? It's my Black Dog day. Actually it's been a Black Dog couple of months.
It was whilst attending the Passchendaele 100 Years Remembrance that it dawned upon me that what I needed was something to get my drive back. Normally I'm kitted out in a slightly more modern version of the British Legion garb - a tweed jacket with jeans and gongs, but for this event I had used my Vespa to get there so was in my Armed Forces Scooter Club 'uniform'.
For as many stares as I received, I also noted that I was receiving quite a bit of attention both of those present and the official photographer. Most present didn't realise there was an Armed Forces Scooter Club. Few knew a biker or two that was a Veteran.
I posted photos of the day on the AFSC Facebook page and was genuinely surprised at the number of 'likes' and comments posted. Using one of the pictures as a 'profile pic' for 24 hours also got a lot of attention.
In the days that followed the event, particularly in the evenings when I have being finding it hard to get to sleep, I began to form an idea of combining my hobby with something that is very personal to me - that of the act of remembrance.
An idea. A road trip, on two wheels, taking in three counties, 11 museums and numerous sites of military interest began to develop.
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