<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">River deep, mountain high</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I always knew that a 1000km motorbike ride through the Himalayas would be a challenge but can now cheerfully admit, had I known exactly <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">how</em> challenging I would have probably opted for something more sedentary -&nbsp;like the Tour de France, perhaps.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In fact the 1000km trip soon became 1500km and it felt much closer to 5000km on the &lsquo;roads&rsquo; of Northern India.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">When you&rsquo;re faced daily with tracks of rocks, stones, loose sand, deep mud and freezing fords, it&rsquo;s only the other members of your group who keep you going.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">At one stage on the misty Rohtang Pass, our group became caught in the havoc caused by terrible weather and landslides. We spent hours threading our way down the side of a mud-bound convoy with a sheer drop waiting to punish any poor maneuvers. And when we reached the front we were faced with exactly the same coming the other way!</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">To remember were the many uplifting moments, the Dalai Lama Temple, the cheerful kids in the villages and&nbsp;the inspiring landscape and the spectacular sights.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Pepper Foundation supports children (and their families)&nbsp;with terminal illnesses, is based in my home town of Berkhamsted, . Once you donate,&nbsp;Just Giving will&nbsp;send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>