Changes

I could tell my sign was not a hit when I had people squinting through the windshield. I had constructed my sign using a cereal box, white paper and clear tape. I think this first sign was too smallas some of the drivers squinted to see more clearly. I was also a bit shy standing on the side of the road alone. I made only the vaguest attempt at eye contact. After two hours of waiting and one car headed toward the wrong town, I walked back to the bus stop where I first got off.

Near the bus stop, after munching on some sort of würst, I talked briefly with a guy working at the gas station. I told him I was headed to Dresden and was wondering where I could hitch a ride. He told me the area in front of the station would probably could work fine. I stood there for about half an hour, before giving up losing faith in the process and leaving for heading to the train station.

After paying 23 precious euros (I like not going to save my money for food & booze) for the train, I got to Dresden and feeling utterly wiped out crashed at a hostel (another 15 eurosnot going to f&b) too tired to set up something through Couchsurfing.

The next morning, I got up and checked the [[Dresden]] website. This time I copied down the information word-for-word. I still had my a size-too-small sign but I overlooked this fact at the time. I got to the hitchspot at noon and waited for the next two and a half hours with no luck. At this point, I was frustrated and a bit confused on what to do next. After wandering around the center of town, feeling a bit down, I went and bought a A4 notepad and marker. Not wanting to pay for another hostel and wanting to be unreasonable, I found a random place in the woods to pitch my tent.