Originally I wanted to start my journey right after the last module of my training. But my camper was not finished on time and I had too much stuff I couldn't take with me. The night before I planned to leave for the last module, it finally became clear to me that I wouldn't make it. I postponed the start by about two weeks to May first.

In these two weeks, I took the time to do some more preparation on my van like putting some water tanks underneath it and creating more storage space.

The last day again I noticed I didn't have enough time. About two hours before I needed to hand in the keys of my home, I asked some people for help. About 10 people showed up and helped me to get everything sorted out. The stuff I couldn't take with me was separated from the stuff that was going into the camper. A lot of stuff was brought to the garbage dump. And then I finally could leave. Sort of...

I drove about 100 km to visit my oldest daughter for a cup of tea and to dump some stuff there and then drove to a camping site nearby. Realizing my camper was still not as comfortable as I wanted it to be, I called one of my best friends to check whether I could work on my camper at his place the next day.

At the end of that day I stayed there for the night, because I still was not done (or should I say satisfied?). So we worked on the camper for another day. And I stayed another night.

While working at the camper, I found a box with some pictures, messages and financial support for my journey. It was put there by the group that helped me clean out my place the last day I was there. It feels so good to know I have this beautiful group of people that are there for me whenever I need them. Love you all!

On Saturday morning (May 4^th) I really left. To another very dear friend in Germany (finally crossing the border), where we talked a lot, had a long walk and dinner. Then I drove some more, and parked the camper for the night.

The next day I met another very good friend in Freiburg, as she was coming back from Switzerland with her daughters. We had a drink and I continued for Lichtenstein, crossing two more borders. So nice to have met some very good friends while starting my journey. It really made it very smooth. I finally had the feeling my journey had started.