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I just can’t manage to become more relaxed, to take things as they are. The taste of life is not as easy. I have only myself to blame for all the dark thoughts during our journey. What a bummer, I would like to blame someone else. The weather, for example. Yes, it’s a struggle with me and all that out there<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus is not so prone to these bad situations, to the things that don’t go so smoothly. He is exposed to exactly the same situations, but doesn’t let them drag him down like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it’s going on inside me. I know that self-pity doesn’t help and the knowledge that others feel the same way doesn’t help either. Knowing that I have so many great friends who would support me when nothing else works is incredibly inspiring and one of the reasons why I actually enjoy working on getting out of these lows. Ignoring it is actually not a solution, because we will have these kinds of situations again and again throughout our journey (dangerous roads, heat or cold, lack of water, a lot of misery (whether, human or animal), defects in our equipment, dirt and of course dealing with our relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With each low, and some lows are really deep, I recognise them earlier and can tackle them faster. For example, I only occupy myself with the beautiful moments of the day so that I don’t lose sight of them. Or I tell Klaus about how I’m doing and he’s not a “it’ll be okay” or “don’t be like that” kind of person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I can also write about the taste of life.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cycling is a wonderful vehicle to get the thoughts flowing and so on days like this, it’s best to get on the bicycle as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature is not as romantic as we imagine it to be. YES, it is colourful, alive and can even smell wonderful. But do you remember your last picnic? Ants? Grass mites? Insects? What was the temperature like? Was the grass still wet? Was it really as romantic as paintings, photos and films show us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next morning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we look at is the tent. How wet is it, how long will it take to dry? Or will the weather be such that we can dry it later? The sleeping bags are clammy and also desperately need sun. So out of the “feathers”, into the salty and clammy clothes of the last few days. Roll the sleeping mats, pack the pillows, stuff the sleeping bags away. If necessary, pre-dry the tent with a cloth. Klaus fetches the bags from the forerun and hangs some of them on the bicycles. Then coffee is made and usually there is some oat with fresh fruits. We quickly plan the route, take down the tent and stow everything on the bikes. One last check and we’re off. We’re on the bikes by 8am, having got up at 6am. Yes, of course there was a bit of washing with a wet papercloth soaked in water and teeth brushing too. A mini look in the bicycle mirror, a search for a suitable nature toilet and now we can finally get going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n