Home sweet home

I made it home. The conditions for cycling from Frankfurt to Steißlingen were everything else but pleasant. Who cares, I was chuffed to see again my friends Roman in Mannheim and Frank & Jenny in Stuttgart. There was so much we had to tell each other. All the fancy food we ate like Döner, Brezeln, Fleischkäse and Glühwein was a great reward for the hard work in the last months. 

The journey is over and my heart is filled with gratefulness. What remains are the memories. Some days were easy, some were not. Nature is unpredictable and beautiful in every sense - wind, rain, cold and heat made it both, demanding and encouraging. Reckless traffic, however, was the toughest challenge of all. With that being said, it made me leave my comfort zone from time to time. And yet, it was the greatest pleasure to test my physical and mental limits.
Though this ride was not only about me. It was about the people, the lessons learned and our beautiful planet earth. Even in some poor regions, I experienced nothing but generosity, warmth and trustfulness. It will take some time, if ever, before I can grasp all the good things that happened to me. For now, I just hope that I was able to expose how good-natured our world can be.

Finally, I can only repeat and express my special thanks to all the people out there who helped and encouraged me from the near and far. I appreciate your feedback and messages in the last 259 days very much. If there is still something you would like to share with me, I would be thrilled to hear from you.
Stay curious and happy cycling!
Happy to see you soon,
Benni, Ben, Benji and whatever you called me on the road.Read more