For Leon, wherever this may find him.

Fortunately I met Leon not long before I left the USA. I say fortunately, because for some reason which I cannot define in any tangible way, there is something special about him. Also, because at a time when I couldn’t work out who I was, or where in the world I wanted to be, I met another Australian with a story similar to mine but at the same time entirely different. Like so many other things, this in some small, yet hugely significant way helped to shape my final decision. A decision that I am sure was the right one.

Now he is embarking on a great journey of his own. I admire him for the guts to just go out and do it and to follow a dream. Sometimes I wish I had the guts to do the same.

Dear Leon, as you cycle up and over those hills and beyond, be safe, be well, be happy and of course, please don’t be a stranger!