The exit

Half a year of free camping, free wheeling and freedom had led me on the long route home. After this long goodbye kiss to Europe, now with some Schwarzbrot and a Nussecke in my bag, Schopper and I are moving... to Australia!

A few numbers to round out this trip.

Time on the road: 202 days
Countries visited: 13

Distance traveled
By Bicycle: 6800 km
By Train: 2100 km
By Flight: 1300 km
By Bus or Car: 840 km
By Boats: 946 km
By Walk: 304 km
By Kayak: 16 km
By Zipline: 1 km

Plastic bottles purchased: 2
Zip-loc plastic bags used: 10 of a pack of 12
Nuts consumed: 25 kgs (feels like that)
Amount of roadkill seen: way too much

A few of my words from the trip I want to remember:

"A loaded touring bicycle is the ultimate existential vehicle."

"We don't prepare for the road. Rather, we pack our fears in our bags."

"It is a lot harder to worry about where to sleep on a full stomach"

"A bicycle tour lets you have the freedom of walking, the efficiency of wheels and the versatility of being on both these paths."Read more