Difficulty starting

It was as always. Departure was planned for 9 o'clock. At 10 o'clock there were still glasses, clothes, some pills or bags that had to come along. Absolutely! In between, I had the feeling that the things I had to find a place for were getting more instead of less...

But why should it be different this time than usual? Well, that's not quite fair. This time I started the preparations on Tuesday already. Prepared the camper van, new gas inspection, checked the electrical system, as well as the water supply, refueled with diesel and gas, inspected everything, sorted a lot, and figured out some things. And then? Right at the end, when I had already fastened Icke, my wife, in the passenger seat, it occurred to me that I should take a look at the camping chairs again, which are stored in a separate compartment. Actually! From the last trip, instead of the chairs, two reclining chairs were stowed away. And no table. Now the packing started all over again, because two chairs and a table need more space than two reclining chairs. I cursed, swore, stomped my feet - but I didn't untie Icke anymore.

Our first stage therefore turned out to be a bit shorter. After all, we managed 430 kilometers. We're spending the night all alone in a small parking lot in Thörey, a suburb of Erfurt. Tomorrow we'll continue. It's 550 kilometers to the French border. Let's see if we can make it.