It's Friday the 13^th in the middle of the night and I'm walking trough my empty flat. Now I'm realising that the big trip that I'm working towards since 3 years is starting tomorrow. I don't feel prepared enough but after the last exhausting days tired enough to sleep well. Packed all my things as you can see in a first shot on the page “Items & Things”.

I had really nice farewells with my friends, my colleagues and of course my family. Thank you all for this very nice time, the nice words and of course all the presents in form of mojos, pictures, little letters and not at least money! (as i made the pictures the most of the presents and cards are allready packed in my basement, so i made no foto of all of it, sry) I think I can survive the next weeks only with the presents of my friends and colleagues. But I will report about that. :)

Saturday the 14^th! Now it's showtime! :D

After a last short breakfast and a nice saying goodbye with my family and some good friends the first route is bringing me to Aschaffenburg, where I meet up with my sisters family again.

On the road I also meet some friends for a last goodbye. So much people around me, that there is no idea about the feeling of loneliness which is expected in the next few days and weeks.... :)

Here with Edith und Steffen, how joined me for a few kilometers.

Here with Mell and Nico, how also joined me for a few kilometers.

Here with Mell and Sebastian, how brought me until my sisters house. :)

Now the first day is over around 50 kilometers are done and my knees are hurting. I't was a good decision to have a day rest before the next trip starts tomorrow to Karlstadt. There I will have my first rest at a warmshowers host. I'm psyched up! :)

(how finds any spelling or grammatical mistakes, fell free to inform me, or ignore it :D )