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AUGUST 2022
BEAR WITH ME
By Nougat the Much Travelled Bear, Member #1.326x106, with introduction by Steve Herpich, Member #4294
I
know that a lot of you fellow riders travel with a passenger you don’t talk about. You know, that stuffed furry riding companion that is not your significant other. Since Meredith and I have been riding together we have always had a little white furry bear named NOUGAT who has travelled with us on all our major trips. This is not by our choice he just seems to pack himself into the luggage. This is his story, so I will hand over to him.
I
have been travelling with Steve and Meredith for nearly 20 years now, and I have helped them plan all their long trips. I would have to say my plans are far better than their plans made on the GPS. For example my plan of Tassie may look messy, but it was far better than that GPS stuff. I usually travel in Meredith’s top box which can make you quite dizzy, especially on those twisty roads they insist on doing. I have ridden myself of course. I practiced in the house when they were at work, I don’t think they ever caught on.
When we travel we meet lots of different people. I have to say, if it wasn’t for me they would never meet anybody. As soon as I get out of the top box people come up to chat. For example here is Vincent, he was from France, I met him at the carpark at the Grossglockner, the highest sealed mountain pass in Austria. He invited me to stay with him at his Chateau. Needless to say I was not allowed to go. When we were in Italy I met up with a great bunch
