So planning to set off around 9am, we woke up around 10 or so and probably left around midday. Not bad for us really.
After some teary goodbyes (no, not really although it was sad to leave what had been so nice a home to stay at. And it really was a home.), Jo's uncle drove us to a good spot to start off from. He also gave us some sandwiches for lunch and some water. Two things we hadn't thought of and much appreciated.
So with signs proudly on display, thumbs stuck out like we were trying to give them away and bent over to almost touching the ground for proper hitch hiker effect, we waited on our knight in shining armour (or hot girl in skimpy bikini) to come to our rescue.
1 minute later? Hey, you can dream!
5 mintues later? Um, nope.
10 mintues later? Still nope.
15 mintues later? Couple of smiles but still no luck.
20 mintues later? Some cute girls have gone past but they must not have spotted us
30 minutes later?
45 minutes later?
1 hour later!!!!!?
Aaaarrrghhh! Friggin Germans! Can't they see that we are cold (it's around 7 degrees), wet (it's raining on and off the whole time) and want a lift?
But we keep on trying and when a nice new 2007 Lexus rolls past, the thumbs go up more out of habit than hope as since when do we get picked up in nice cars? But all smiles, we put the begger look back in our puppy dog eyes and drop the bottom lip to a quiver just in case. And lo and behold he actually pulls over!
400 kms and about two and a half hours later (autobahn plus nice car = driving at 200km\hr plus at times) and we pull into Jo's grandparents house. Such a comfy lift I'd slept most of the way in seats that rival our couch back home!
Now it was time for some grandma cooking! (o:
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