Louis Theroux

But people don't change their beliefs easily. Even when their deepest convictions are challenged - by the failure of the world to end, for example - they continue on their way, sticking to the old routine: They get back on their Weired bikes and ride again.

The same applied to me. I'd hoped the trip might be an opportunity for me to get in touch with my own weiredness. Without a camera, I wondered if I might become more immersed in my stories and therefore more open - forced to acknowledge my shadow side. But if anything, I found myself less susceptible to the call of the weired the second time round.