My first solo overnight trip

For years I’ve watched motorcycle adventurers on YouTube riding through mud, sand, forests and jungles, wondering how they keep going when things get tough.

While I’ve never even gone on an overnight trip alone.

Growing up, I was taught that the world was dangerous, and that mindset still tries to hold me back. So this ride isn’t about surviving the wilderness or sleeping in a tent. It’s about facing my own anxiety.

So I decided to go on my first solo overnight motorcycle trip. My destination might surprise you…

Verene, Sparks of Joy
Verene, Sparks of Joy

I'm Verene. 160 cm tall (or short), Norwegian, living in Sweden. Adventure bikes were not designed with me in mind. Not any other bikes either, to be honest.

Yet here I am, riding a Triumph Tiger 900 GT Low. Most people would say it's too big for me (they're wrong.) I got my licence at 51, after a lifetime of performance anxiety telling me I couldn't.

Sparks of Joy is the honest version of that journey: the nerves, the drops and the joy. Short girl, big dreams.

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