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''Adventure #29:'' '''Race to Mont Royal''', 17km, May 2010
''Adventure #30:'' '''French Education''', 221km, July 2010 ''Distance travelled:'' '''17697km17918km''' of which 8117km hitchhiking alone, 6807km 6932km with one other hitchhiker, 2155km 2251km hitchhiking in a group of three, and 618km in a group of four; done 17117km 17338km by road (including 5km by bus), 580km by rail, under 1km by tram, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yet
''Longest lift:'' I think it's '''589km''', from [[Povegliano Est]] ([[A22_Italy|A22]] services near [[Verona]], Italy), to [[Feucht]] ([[A9_Germany|A9]] services near [[Nürnberg]], Germany), in September 2009. The driver was going from [[Bologna]] to [[Szczecin]], and took four hitchhikers in a five-seater car at the same time
''Best scenery:'' waking up at a service station in the mountains east of [[Aosta]], then travelling through the town, and north on the [[E27]] across the Swiss border towards [[Lausanne]] - this was unforgettable and was well worth the overnight hitchhike from [[Rome]]. In Germany, I had the opportunity to hitchhike to [[Traben-Trarbach]] through the hills and vineyards. I've hitchhiked through some beautiful Israeli scenery, especially Route 40 south of [[Be'er Sheva]], and the mountain roads around [[Galilee]] and the [[Golan Heights]]. Most of the Isle of Man (especially the A18 'mountain road') is breathtaking
''Scariest lift:'' any of the old-age drivers with terrible eyesight who pick you up on the [[Isle of Man]], and drive way too fast. The Isle of Man has no national speed limit. Also, in June 2009 we suffered a rear wheel suspension failure while doing a high speed on a German autobahn near [[Koblenz]]. No big accident, but we considered ourselves very, very lucky
''Shortest time waiting:'' no time at all. On many lucky occasions it's taken under five seconds to thumb a lift. It's a big relief
If you find yourself on the Isle of Man, let me know and I'll race you round the [[Snaefell Mountain Course|TT course]]!
==You want some more info! Yes you do ;)==
*[http://tommoon.fotopic.net Tom's webpage]
*[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tmoon Tom's CouchSurfing profile]
