To celebrate my departure my friends and I had a fun BBQ in our backyard. After grilling and devouring steak, veggies and yummy cheese we drank like it was the last day on earth – I knew that it will be a while until I get to drink German beer again 😋 also getting drunk helped with dancing to a mix of „Go West“, Blümchen (a German 90s techno star) and various woodstock tunes.
Next morning I got up early and left (with a bit of delay as two friends were cuddle monsters and wouldn‘t let go of me 😅) to a hitchhiking spot in Berlin.
After hitching two rides (each in under 10 minutes waiting time) I arrived early at the airport of Frankfurt am Main and used the remaining time to call friends, put together Spotify playlists and get familiar with my compass and maps…
My last worry is my monster backpack… it‘s huge and too f*cking heavy. Getting stuck in restroom doors at gas stations was awkward but that‘s nothing compared to having too much weight on my back while I‘m trying to hike 15-18 miles every day. Of course I‘ve tried to „ultralight“ everything but I blissfully ignored my calculations and failed. Guess it‘s time to throw things out and get the monster wrapped and checked-in soon.
I’ll spend the night at the airport and replace breakfast with intermittent fasting as a black coffee starts at 6€ here and I‘m a poor (and in the meanwhile smelly) dirtbag. Sorry airplane neighbors but I had to throw out the deodorant for packweight reasons.
Good night!
Finn Goes West - Hiking & Climbing in the South-Western USA 