Dear sarah

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'''dear Sarah''' is a hitchiker who, once frequenting the roads around [[Amsterdam]], from [[Paris]] to [[Copenhagen]], is currently in Western [[Australia]].  

She believes in sharing, the unexpected, love and the magic of the open road.  She's hitched in [[The Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Denmark]] and [[Australia]] - so far.  


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'''Stats'''


''Distance travelled:'' 5079km

''Longest lift:'' 620km, from [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] to [[Groningen]], [[The Netherlands]].  Wins for ''most useful lift'' also, after a late start of 12pm from Copenhagen needing to get to Amsterdam that evening and with a grand total of 2DKR in her pocket.

''Worst hitch:'' 0km, 5hrs.  With the wonderful and only Wrenaqua, dear Sarah took 5hrs to hitch 29km from [[Amsterdam]] with four drivers, to be stuck at a tiny and horribly placed motel.  The only ride in hours who offered a lift was going back to Amsterdam.

''Shortest wait:'' No time at all, set down by a roundabout entering the highway near [[Kolding]], [[Denmark]], dear Sarah didn't even have time to put on her jacket as the car behind stopped for her.

''Funnest ride:'' A Belarussian guy driving from France to Poland picked up dear Sarah in [[Melle]], [[Germany]] at 5pm.  He was hoping she'd be able to share the driving on his long trip - she declined due to her Australian habit of driving on the left, highly dangerous in Europe.  Another hitchiker at the station from [[Estonia]] was happy to do so though, and the driver was then happy to buy a bottle of whisky and some soda for himself and dear Sarah, and snacks for the Estonian.  After hours of enthusiastic communication without the benefit of a common language, she arrived at the doorstep of her host in Berlin at 1am, slightly tipsy, and very happy. 

''Most heartwarming ride:'' A Polish truck driver who pulled over on a tiny on-ramp by [[Osnabrück]], [[Germany]] and took dear Sarah to [[Padborg]], [[Denmark]].  Not a word in common, they still shared many (mimed) conversations, coffees, chocolates, and kilometers.  He even cleverly called his english-speaking son on the phone to translate between them, to be able to talk.  She left the ride with a special feeling of love shared and shared humanity.