Faith in Human Nature

Throughout this trip we have been touched by the support given by locals to three scruffy strangers heading north on bikes and to one (not so scruffy) lady with a cute dog. People we have never seen before and will never see again have offered us help or contributed money to the Motor Neuron Disease Association without request or encouragement: no charity tins or ‘chugging’ on our part, simply the result of travellers and locals engaging each other in impromptu conversation. I have gathered these acts of kindness in one entry below, the support of complete strangers to fellow strangers. In part it is by way of a thank you but I hope it also highlights that the world out there is actually full of decent people, willing to help each other when it counts.

Tracy Shepherd who gave £5 at Land’s End car park.

Mary Jane at the Severn Valley Guest House in Bewdley for the money she donated.

The receptionist at the Mill Inn in Conder Green for her donation.

The woman who stopped her car in the middle of nowhere en route to Bridge of Orchy while we were repairing blown inner tubes and who offered us a lift if we needed it.

The English/American group at Glencoe Clachaig Inn who gave towards the charity.

The person running the Glencoe Clachaig Inn who took our picture and put it on the Lodge website in the hope it might raise some support for the charity.

The Spencer ladies in the car park at Inverness train station for a donation.

Joan (and Peter) – the lady I met in the queue in a cafe who gave me a donation.

The salmon fishermen at Brora ('Rocket' and friend) for the money given to us in the bar at the pub we were staying in.

The owner of the pub where we ate in Aviemore on the way home who took the details of the donation web site.