{"id":4430,"date":"2019-01-21T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biketheukforms.org\/?p=4430"},"modified":"2019-04-02T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T14:53:28","slug":"joanna-goodhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.biketheukforms.org\/\/joanna-goodhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanna Goodhead &#8211; John O&#8217;Groats to Land&#8217;s End"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-610290 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-856465 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-781033 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Sum up your memories about the trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I have had so many great memories from the both when I did the trip and when I route led it a year after, from laughs about each other\u2019s blunders to seeing some of the best scenery in the UK.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Bike the UK for MS offers riders such an amazing experience which I will never forget and a taste of how to explore places \u2013 I have ridden so much more since the trip to places that I never thought I would. Its link with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biketheukforms.org\">Bike the US for MS<\/a> means that once you\u2019ve done this trip you are more likely to go and do one of the America trips and continue to meet new people, make new friends and learn more about MS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The adventure of a lifetime!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What\u2019s your favourite memory from your trip?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Honestly too many \u2013 I had so many laughs and memories to hold from it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">But\u2013 riding up Glencoe in Scotland as a group of 4 and seeing the view at the top. Or riding along Loch Ness in beautiful blue skies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">______________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What is your age?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">20 (I was 19 when I did the trip).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;\">What made you want to ride your bike across the country?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">I love riding my bike and exploring new places I\u2019d never been. This trip was a perfect way to see the country and make awesome new friends for life along the way!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Where do you live?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Derby<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What is your profession?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Student at University of Bath<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What routes\/years did you ride with Bike the UK for MS? &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">2017 &#8211; JOGLE<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">2018 &#8211; JOGLE Route Leader<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Do you have a connection to Multiple Sclerosis?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">No<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Pre-trip<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How much training did you do for your trip?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I continued with my normal cycling and triathlon training and that was enough. Towards the end of May and June, I did up the distance and time on my rides to get use to being in the saddle for a long time (from around 40k to 80k).&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Also practiced eating whilst riding and seeing what was easiest to get out of pockets and sat well in the stomach \u2013 Bananas and Nature valley granola bars were my pick!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What was your cycling experience before signing up?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">I was a regular triathlete and cyclist who trained around 12 hours a week for triathlon. Around 6 hours of that that was cycling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Where did you find the most success fundraising?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Back home \u2013 I live near my old school so went and pitched it there, did a cake sale, raffle for the kids and the teachers were very generous \u2013 most people can\u2019t imagine spending one day in the saddle let along 14 so what you are doing is very admirable!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Tournaments \u2013 are very good too, you can include, pictures in the run up, live \u201cbroadcast\u201d on Facebook during and there\u2019s always some sort of follow up post too so plenty of opportunity to advertise!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What was your biggest challenge while fundraising, or something that didn\u2019t work as well as you thought it might?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">I didn\u2019t realise how much \u00a31000 was, so I had to do 3 big fundraisers along with individual sponsorship rather than 1 which I thought I might have to have done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Embarking on any big trip can be intimidating. What was your biggest pre-trip worry?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">I am quite a quiet and shy person when I am around people I do not know very well, so my big worry was not getting on with anyone or liking me and having to do the whole trip by myself and be alone each night. However this was not the case and James and the other route leaders were super friendly and I soon got to know the other riders (who I am still friends with now a year and a half on).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How did you travel to and from the trip?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Travelled up to Scotland by car with my parents, who had a weeks holiday up there afterwards.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">When I route led the following year, I got the sleeper train from London Eustan to Edingbrough which was good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">We have a house in Cornwall so getting the train from Penzance to my house was dead easy.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">There are taxi\u2019s that take you from Lands end to Penzance and you can usually group together with others on the trip to make it cheaper. Most will get a train from Penzance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Gear<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Did you buy a bike for the trip, or was it a bike you already had?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">I already had a bike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What is something you wish you had brought which you didn\u2019t?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Fingerless gloves \u2013 to stop blisters occurring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What\u2019s one thing you brought that you couldn\u2019t have lived without?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Bike computer (or a simple GPS speed and distance tracker) so you could keep an eye on the distance you\u2019d done and when the main turns were on the map.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Cooker\/Stove \u2013 as a student I was on a tighter budget so cooking in rather than eating out was much more handy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What\u2019s one thing you brought that you wish you hadn\u2019t?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Too many home clothes \u2013 a pair of jeans\/easy clothes when you finish each day is fine, you stop caring about what you wear after a while and just want the easiest things to slip into!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Is there anything you spent a bit more money on that you were glad you did?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Most money was spent on food, I didn\u2019t buy much else through the whole trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How much casual clothes (t-shirts, shorts, etc) did you bring?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Too many \u2013 I think a pair jeans and leggings, sports leggings, sport shorts and trackies, around 4 tops (which was fine), light fleece, 2 running tops (I ran on the trip some evenings), 2 hoodies (but only wore the Bike the UK for MS one), running trainers, normal shoes, flipflops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How many pairs of cycling shorts\/bibs did you bring?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">3 \u2013 would have taken more and less off the bike clothing if I did it again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What type of camping gear did you bring?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Good waterproof tent, warm 4 season sleeping bag, sleeping mat, camping stove, gas, pot to put on the stove, camping mug, spork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Food<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What was your favourite van snack?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Wraps and marmite!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How often would you go out to eat?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Twice (or maybe 3 times).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Would you cook at camp often? If so, what was your favourite recipe?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yes \u2013 rice and a shop bought source and chicken or deli beef.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What did you put in your day cubby (in the rest stop van)?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Snacks and most of my meal food was there too, fleece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">On-the-bike<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Did you prefer to ride alone or in a group?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Group<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What would you keep in your bike jersey pockets?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">One snack bar or banana, light waterproof jacket, map phone and a bit of money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Did you use a rack\/saddle bag\/handlebar bag?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yes \u2013 saddle bag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What type of tyres did you ride?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Standard road tyres.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Did you use a bike computer? What was your normal pace?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Yes, average around 22\/23km per hour.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;\">How long did it take to learn to read the maps?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Around 3 days \u2013 when you think about it, they are dead easy provided you have it orientated right!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Riding on a flat terrain with a headwind, or climbing a mountain pass for miles. Which do you prefer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Climbing a mountain pass for miles any day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Would you rather be riding through cold rain or extreme heat?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What was the most physically challenging segment for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Tavistock to Liskeard in Cornwall having already climbed over Dartmoor earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Routine<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Were you an early riser,&nbsp;or rolling out of camp late?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Early riser.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">When you got to camp, the first thing you did was\u2026.<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Got off the bike and sat down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">How often would you do laundry?<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Every 2 nights \u2013 whenever it wasn\u2019t too expensive. But also bulked washed with other riders to make cheaper and share the costs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;\">It\u2019s the evening and you\u2019re out of your bike clothes, fed, and your tent is pitched. What are you doing to pass the time until you fell asleep?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">See what the other riders are doing, go to a nearby pub and chat, play cards, read a book in your tent if it&#8217;s later in the evening, explore the villages with riders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">On the rest day, did you prefer to go out and see what the town has to offer, or did you hang out, rest up, and relax?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Go out and see the town was a form of relaxation \u2013 I knew Bath so knew it has a lot to offer so just enjoyed being there.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">My parents also came down to see me and we went out for a meal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Did you keep a journal or blog during the trip?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yes but only basic \u2013 on the notes app on my phone to remind me of the day so I could make a full write up and scrapbook post trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Reflecting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Do you keep in touch with many of your teammates?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yes!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">What was your favourite MS group meet up?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The one near Inverness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; line-height: normal;\">Do you feel like you are more aware of the impact that MS has on the lives of those affected by it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 1em 0px; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yes \u2013 I honestly had no awareness before the trip, I now know the different impacts and met some amazing people through it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; 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