Bax & Dad's excellent adventure

As we are getting off the ferry I strike up a conversation with one of the bloaks from California. Turns out he is from San Franscico. He tells me a little about his trip. I ask him if he has heard about Ted Simon. Turns out he knows Ted well. Ted lives in San Fran now and turns up at the same motorcycle functions as this guy. The last time he saw him was just 2 weeks ago. This guy(I guess that is why in civilized societies you introduce yourself, which I forget to do) suggests to me that Ted is not a motorcyclist but a writer. I wonder why he has chosen this phrasing. Why perhaps can someone not be both? Does one proclude the other. I must ponder this question when I have time. (ha ha that is a joke. on this trip if the traffic is light all one does is have time to think)