Christian's Journal Entry for Day 1: It seems that 4 am comes really quickly when you have gone to bed at 2 am, but I think that we have everything we had decided on taking. Only time will tell. We had started out the day on the wrong foot today as we left 3 hours later than the originally planned 6 am. This pushed our departure time to 9 am, and it also pushed my arrival time to 7 pm in Olten.
The day started out slow with Emmanuelleâ??s arm in a cast. I rode with her for a while, but I wanted to make sure that she didnâ??t stress her arm too much for these crucial first days of the trip; I decided to drop her off in an early town and go on my way alone. Alex decided click here to read more

Emmanuelle's Journal Entry for Day 1:How do you start a trip like this? Well you begin by leaving 3 hours late. I guess I have to apologize to my husband once again. We finally left Fribourg at 6 upside down. I was a little self-conscious as I was noticing people looking at my prosthesis arm, one lady had recognized me from the newspaper which had come out this morning. We took it very slowly as I needed to take care of my arm.
Contrary to my body, my mind and heart were racing. I was not only nervous but excited too. I was glad that Alex was with us as I quickly realized that his support was no small thing. I became tired and sore quickly and had to realize my limits so it was time to say good bye to my husband. I then took the train to Bern. Believe it or not he arrived in Bern before us. Okay okay click here to read more

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