Ending Motorcycle Journey on The German Autobahn.. (700km Ride Honda Motorcycle, Goodbye Poland)

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Leaving Poland and crossing the border into Germany for a 700km ride back to the Netherlands. Mostly highway but at the end of the day we still get in a few corners that the motorbike likes before crossing the Netherlands border. We still see an accident on the Autobahn and relax by the lake. The end of the ride on the Honda motorcycle for now.
Are you ready for this?
I am.
Almost 700 kilometers.
Are you ready for this?
I am.
On the border with Germany.
Here in Poland.
And today is that final dash.
Just to get out of the house.
Back to Holland.
I think this is going to be our high score today.
Iron butt mode on.
Are you ready?
Switch on.
Let's do this.
Let's go.
To there.
Thank you Poland for everything.
You've been great. No seriously.
Poland has things figured out.
In a variety of ways.
And I highly recommend coming down here.
Or up. Depending on where you are of course.
But goodbye.
And welcome back.
To the Federal Republic of Germany.
Good morning.
Germany.
We're back.
Let's go.
How's it going back there?
If I will take this one.
I didn't do the 200 yet that I wanted to do.
But I just got over 500 left.
It's getting warmer.
This is actually too warm.
Water. Drink it.
You should have made some tea.
One could have easily been tea.
That's actually good tea.
I have tea.
Yeah we can make tea.
You want a green tea?
Green tea? Duh.
I don't want B.S. tea.
Or real tea.
It won't be hydrating.
You thought it was too crazy on the highway.
You know in Poland.
They have the same price at the highway pretty much.
Which was impressive.
And they did that initially in Germany too.
Because I figured.
The fuel is not cheaper.
Just because Poland is 100 kilometers away.
Where's the fuel station all of a sudden?
But it's 169 here.
I don't know what that arrow was doing on the highway.
Yeah that arrow was straight up robbery.
The audacity.
To be 3 kilometers from this.
Where you fill up for 170.
And then ask for 222.
It's just.
These fuel companies are out of hand man.
But I wonder if it's arrow.
We just filled up.
For 169.
Instead of.
222 on the highway.
Arrow.
Arrow robbery.
I don't know until we got water.
Did you go have a look?
And bring back.
If it's bring back like a medium coffee.
Cappuccino.
And I don't know.
Something to eat if they have it.
Hello.
Did you find something?
Hello.
Thank you.
That's wonderful.
How are you?
Thank you.
Is the cappuccino the big one?
No.
They're leaving.
Almost like they're expecting ambulance.
Or emergency service vehicles.
Or they have already passed.
Now it's nicer to be on a rural road.
Getting somewhere faster.
Is what we're doing.
Loses that edge.
Once you're in a traffic jam.
Still helps when you're on a motorcycle.
Once that temperature dial.
Edges towards the middle.
My right leg is so hot.
In these motorcycle jeans.
Because of the Mago exhaust.
I just stepped sideways a bit.
Oh yeah.
That sucks.
Happens so fast.
Nice.
Getting off the highway for the last 150 kilometers.
I may have reminded you.
Why you were on the highway.
We don't make good time today.
A little final.
Rural road ride.
Once we get out of the city.
That is nicer now.
In the countryside.
Of course we can't get close.
Can we?
Am Zee.
Last bit of the trip.
A little bit of Zee.
Before we cross back to the Netherlands.
Oh mate.
We lost the rest of the.
Chain guard.
Big oof.
Like I said that was hand made.
With a lot of sweat and tears.
Of that lots of sweat.
Hello there.
Hi I made it.
Just as I'm trying to record a.
Trip closing.
Monologue here.
A lot of wind all of a sudden.
Yeah.
So here in.
What is it Bocholt.
10 kilometers from the Netherlands.
50 from where we.
Need to be.
Where we will have finalized.
This Baltic trip.
Which started out as a Poland trip.
Pretty much.
A couple months later.
Just to drop you off.
Back at home.
Maybe.
Are we going to make it today.
You've grown a bit weary.
Right in that sense.
Like you don't know.
Seeing is believing it.
Aside from the wind behind the atlas.
But yeah as always.
All good things.
Come to an end.
And this was a.
Slightly different ride than usual.
In good company.
And with other goals.
Than just riding.
Pretty much actually a ride.
That reflects life a bit more.
Instead of me just.
Banging myself.
And a motorcycle around.
So I think I had a pretty cool ride.
Shame that I wasn't able to.
Fully commit to it as I wanted to.
But then again the whole thing.
Started kind of spontaneous.
Completely unplanned.
Pretty much just how I like it.
Like I said before I have to feel it.
It was interesting to come from a different angle.
To have someone along.
For such a long time.
It's also good.
Good for a person.
For a man.
It's good for the soul.
To have an experience like that.
But she's going her way.
And I'm going to go my way again.
And I don't know exactly.
How that's going to be.
But I do know that it's going to be.
A big step again.
And I think it might be.
Something that might interest.
People out there.
But I can't say if that's going to be.
In a way that a lot of you are used to.
Alright.
Final dash home.
Back to the civilized world.
You ready for it?
I don't know.
We can be pretty similar.
In that regard.
Always okay.
She'll be alright.
Let's go.
How about I actually take you home this time?
We'll see.
Let's try.
Let's go.
You ready for this?
Across the little.
Little river.
Into the Netherlands.
Welcome.
In Gelderland.
And instantly.
The signs turn.
Into that all familiar blue.
With white lettering.
We're in the afterhook.
Everyone.
Thanks for watching.
And having enjoyed the ride.
And.
I'll see you in.
Whatever is next.
Hey.
Ciao.
