long day. (20 october)

pictured: cool scenery suppresses hunger.

i finally see "BERLIN" marked on a roadside autobahn sign.
this is taking what seems like forever, and the "365 KM" stencilled in on the right side would indicate.
bumpy ride, too. i hope i'm able to read my own writing later.

it's been 5 hours already and i didn't pack any food.
the driver apparently stops in every town with more than 500 inhabitants along the winding way, but thus far he hasn't parked the bus for a long enough time for anyone to be able to jump out in search of nourishment.
the rustling of bakery sandwich bags and crunching of red apples in adjacent seats indicate that this is common knowledge.
i'll take this lesson to heart. bring food on travel days.
noted.
because what may be 5 or 6 hours by car or train could easily (and, in this case, did) hit double-digits on a bus.
we will see how things go.
i do have a few mints left in my backpack still.
if you don't hear from me for a few days, then they weren't enough to tide me over and i expired somewhere southeast of Berlin.