Anagor
New member
Hi!
My first attempt to hitchhike yesterday failed. I just had the inspiration to throw a few things in my backpack, get my sleeping bag and pad (just in case), make a sign and try to hitchhike to Cologne (about an hour by car), stay the night there somehow and hitch back. I left home at about 5pm. Walked about 40 minutes to the next autobahn's (highway's) rest area. Got a phone call from a friend while getting there so I arrived at about 6pm.
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Well, the spot was not the best, I guess. It's only a rest area with a McDonald's on it, no gas station or other facilities. Most of the cars coming by had local plates. I think about 30% of the restaurant's customers where locals who just left the autobahn at the next exit. And now in Fall it get's dark very early.
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Sometimes I had time for one or even two cigarettes between two cars.
So at 8pm I decided to walk back home. Not because I was impatient. But didn't make much sense to wait forever only to arrive in Cologne maybe 1am or alike cause I had to be back home Sunday.
I'm not discouraged, will try it again next weekend. For that instance yesterday I can summarize:
- Bad time
- Bad location
- Sign needs improvement, too
Cheers!
My first attempt to hitchhike yesterday failed. I just had the inspiration to throw a few things in my backpack, get my sleeping bag and pad (just in case), make a sign and try to hitchhike to Cologne (about an hour by car), stay the night there somehow and hitch back. I left home at about 5pm. Walked about 40 minutes to the next autobahn's (highway's) rest area. Got a phone call from a friend while getting there so I arrived at about 6pm.
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Well, the spot was not the best, I guess. It's only a rest area with a McDonald's on it, no gas station or other facilities. Most of the cars coming by had local plates. I think about 30% of the restaurant's customers where locals who just left the autobahn at the next exit. And now in Fall it get's dark very early.
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Sometimes I had time for one or even two cigarettes between two cars.
So at 8pm I decided to walk back home. Not because I was impatient. But didn't make much sense to wait forever only to arrive in Cologne maybe 1am or alike cause I had to be back home Sunday.
I'm not discouraged, will try it again next weekend. For that instance yesterday I can summarize:
- Bad time
- Bad location
- Sign needs improvement, too
Cheers!