Farewell to Kölle

Now it's official. Torgit and I are homeless. - Thank God we are not homeless. My brother Dirk has offered us asylum for a few days. BUTCH, which we picked up at SpaceCamper on Thursday, is already back at the foiler. - After that it's finally done and our motorhome is ready. But it is something else, if you travel with a mobile or if you carry your own snail shell around. I'm really looking forward to finally being part of the WAGENVOLK.

I was asked a few days ago, by an old acquaintance, in a comment, what had actually changed? "Maximum civilized and also motorized, with the best possible high-tech as well as design equipment you cruise from now on through the landscapes... 

...Glamping instead of glamliving. ...Digital instead of analog... ...Drone instead of "the sound of silence". (Long version here...)

What can I say? - A lot, a lot: But to realize this, you probably have to take the step and really break up your household. And I don't mean pack a few boxes and move. Selling almost everything you've accumulated over many, many years is quite another matter. - But we didn't just sell. In the last week alone, we put about 20 moving boxes on our corner. There these were plundered downright. Contents were things for which we lacked the time, the strength or the musse, also still this in Facebook, Ebay & Co to set. 

But in retrospect, I'm just glad that we already cleaned out before our last tour. Marie Kondo is certainly not the inventor of her credo "does this make me happy?", something similar was already written in "simplify your life" by Werner Tiki Küstenmacher. But it didn't just help me, it shocked me how little is left over.

And yes, Mrs. K from K is of course right, spartan is our way of life, still not. Of course you think more of glamping, instead of Spartacus. Why also, I wanted that, I would be vegan and could do without a cooler. That was and is not mine. We had made it comfortable in our previous life and a little comfort may also remain. 

And at the sight of BUTCH you already think, what does the box cost. And that's justified. At this price, you can get even the smallest Porsche with "almost" full equipment. But BUTCH offers more. Complete two-room apartment with kitchen, hall, bathroom. Not only with one, but two beds. Small kitchenette with refrigerator, cupboard & Co. So still a reasonable roof over your head. 

Gypsy yes, homeless no.

The bottom line is that the move-out is over and everything worked out for us. Yesterday we had our apartment handover. We are happy that the stress is over. Because what might have been easy for others was a challenge for us. That's why we will now take a deep breath for a few days.

Oh yes, there was also the question "Digital instead of analog...". - This question has never arisen for me. As soon as I recognized the advantage / benefit in the digital world, I also used it. The difference is only that I had neither the time nor the leisure to keep a diary. That this is now called blog, I do not care. And I would have made also earlier no lock at it. - May read it nevertheless, who would like. - And that with the drone, I think that's a boys' topic. Do girls understand it? It makes me happy.

And one thing I know for sure, if it doesn't make me happy anymore, it will be sold or given away. - Then let it make others happy.  

And finally this paragraph just for Mrs. K from K: "The sound of silence" has never been mine. - Great song, sure. But do not forget, here it was Simon & Garfunkel about the loneliness of people in a superficial society. - Then rather "Enjoy The Silence" by Depeche Mode. - Thought that would also be yours 😉

"...All I ever needed - Is here in my arms"

And yet you're right, Family&Friends I will miss in the distance! - Maybe also a little my hammock in the garden. - And nights when the bunker shook. - Enjoy The Silence.