Stray Cat Becomes Trusted Travel Companion Of Scottish Man On Global Bicycle Tour

Adventure is even better when you have someone to share it with.

Damjan

Published in Animal Stories
November 28, 2020

Stray Cat Becomes Trusted Travel Companion Of Scottish Man On Global Bicycle Tour

While most cats are not known for their sense of adventure and desire to explore the world, not all cats are precisely the same. Still, every now and then a cat can make a real name for themselves with their unique sense of adventure.

Life is full of surprises, and they mostly come in sequence. Back in September 2018, Dean Nicholson from Scotland surprised everyone when he decided he was tired of his nine-to-five job and hopped on his bike and cycle alone across the world.

His new adventure was going great; he visited several countries and was posting his journeys online. But he was in for a surprise.

"So just as I was coming up to the Montenegro border, I heard this little gem meowing her heart out chasing me trying to get my attention. We were about 12 miles from the nearest town, so it was obvious someone had dumped her," Dean shared on Instagram.

The mere thought of an abandoned kitten will tug at the manliest of heart strings and Dean was no exception. Clearly, he has a heart for cats.

"A quick re-shuffle of my bike equipment, she is now sitting happy up front leading the journey! She needs a name, so feel free to fire suggestions, guys."

Dean named the cat Nala. He took the kitty to a vet, and he found out that this pretty thing of a cat didn't even have a microchip. That's when he decided to take the cat with him on his trip.

Dean and Nala now have more than 860k followers on Instagram.

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"I heard a wee cat meowing from behind me. She was chasing me up the hill. So I stopped and pulled over and she just wouldn't leave my side. I put her on the front of my bike and got her comfy to take her into the next town. I went to find out if she was microchipped," Dean told the reporters. "But she wasn't and she climbed up on my shoulder and fell asleep and I just thought that was it, she was coming with me on this tour."

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"She has taught me just to slow down and enjoy life a lot more. Having her on the bike her needs come first and it slowed the tour down and now we stop and play a lot. If there's woods we stop and play and she loves running on the beach," Dean stated.

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