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Farewell

Farewell

Tomorrow we let go quite comfortably, with baguette and a lot of time in the sun. For lunch we went back to the city, to Emden, for a delicious pizza. Unfortunately we were prepared for the sun from the campsite, and have now started to freeze properly. Me at least. Afterwards there was a short tourist program, from the distress rescue cruiser to the boiler lock. A more ice cream afterwards. Then it was time to go to the station….

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Day 4

Day 4

– Papenburg to Emden – Even though my speedometer started working well again, I haven’t written the kilometers yet. But if I’m alone then. We have let it go quietly, and have followed the dike almost all day. A bridge is no longer available, which was still marked on the map, but what should be. The only difference is that we drove back and forth over the bridge on site for the lunch break in Leer. But it was also…

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Day 2

Day 2

– Salt mountains to Haren – From the feeling of an early riser, a haphazard Swiss and a fascinating spectacle. Although I don’t leave the tent for the first time until half past eight, we remain the only awake people doing their thing for quite a while. Of course, it is still unstructured, but that will certainly improve tomorrow. Just because of the reason that it is already very warm at ten. After a good half an hour there is…

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Day 1

Day 1

From friendly railway staff, detours in a circle and a tent on the playground. After a typical farewell breakfast at home, with bread rolls and everything around it, we head across the city to the train station. Luckily all known ways to get used to the weight of the wheel. It is a little tight with time, but only for the timetable. The reality is different, at 25 min. So there is plenty of time to make some jokes and…

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Travel fever

Travel fever

Tomorrow morning we start. At last. First by train to Münster, then along the Ems until the legs get tired. The place to camp? Still unknown. But something will be found. The next entry will certainly be longer and more colorful, but now it is late and the night is getting shorter and shorter.