12 July 2021

12 July 2021

Great Journey 🏍 Day 310
All professional off-roaders please "scroll" straight on!
To all others, let me say: "There is magic in every beginning". And one always begins with the beginning. Otherwise it would not be a beginning.

Gerd has been riding for over 30 years, super well, but actually always Swiss road. My own short motorbike career can be outlined on a beer mat.

Of course we did off-road training. And yes, there was a bit of gravel and rumble-pump roads later on, too. So fully loaded, with the entire household and a Heike who is not averse to food, it's quite something else. And Malou is no lightweight either.

The roads become more and more "interesting" the further inland we go, the more we leave the tourist paths. And at some point I pick out a nice "shortcut", a beautiful hairpin zigzag pass road with probably grandiose views. Somehow I had too many Swiss pass roads in my head.

We turn onto the pass road, the gravel stones are the size of fists, Gerd just drives on, Malou does an excellent job (she can do it anyway, it's never the bike). I make up my mind that I'm going to make it. In plain language, that means practising trust. That's all I can do.

A short stop, a few Bach flowers and scented oils for a good feeling, a few photos for the album and on we go. In between, Gerd asks for motorbike jackets with side waist protectors (I wonder why?) and from then on I hold on to the side pockets. I can crumple and pinch them. The longer we ride, the looser I become.

We enjoy the magnificent view, the cool freshness, our newly acquired confidence in ourselves and at some point we realise: this is even fun!

Conclusion: The gravel stones were probably not as big as my fist as I thought at the beginning. The view was brilliant. And the best thing: I have the best driver ever. He would have turned around at any time if I couldn't take it any more. So we slowly approached my burgeoning courage together.

And a start has been made!
#thankyouforyourparticipation #thankyouforeverything #littlecourage #theroleofHesse

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