Pete Jacobs personal insight into his recent cycling venture. He implores you to change up your routine too.
This is why visiting a different coffee shops makes a difference to you, your community, and the people and places you visit.
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Just 100m from the most popular coffee shop in Noosa Junction, is Quenchers, now owned by Peter.
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Peter is “retired”, he’s 76, and he’s also a Vietnam Veteran.
I had not frequented this coffee shop in years, turns out Peter bought the business 2 years ago.
Turns out it wasn’t smooth sailing after coming back from Vietnam.
He’s always enjoyed riding bikes too, but double hip replacements keeps him from long rides these days.
He’s a smart bloke, speaks Vietnamese & Chinese, and worked as an interpreter during the war. He learnt to speak Vietnamese in one year in Melbourne before heading to Vietnam.
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Covid has made business slower. He has located right near other very popular coffee shops in the middle of Noosa Junction.
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Visiting other coffee shops on your ride not only keeps your brain experiencing a different routine (good for brain function), it also keeps YOU experiencing something different, meeting new people, sharing your dollars around the community, and seeing things from a different perspective – both literally and figuratively.
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The coffee was good. Organic, strong too – a blend he’s sourced and self branded from a coffee roaster down the coast.
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Stopping there, randomly yesterday morning was an incredible experience. We will be back, for the coffee, and so much more.
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I got first hand accounts of his experience in the Vietnam War, & life in the army half a century ago. I learnt about the war itself and the people of Vietnam. Also a classic anecdote of Peter drinking beers with some Viet Cong soldiers who found themselves in the same village one night..
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Don’t go there because I’ve told you his story. Don’t go here and tell him you read about him either. Go there because trying something new is good for you, and good for others. Even if there’s a risk of the coffee not being as good/same as your regular spots, I’d take that risk every single day on the chance of meeting someone like Peter.
