The first step into adventure

I can't believe it. Finally leaving date has approached and I am about to take the first step towards my adventure. Well I have to admit it is a really smooth step as I will get pampered for 3 days at my parents house, but hey, all journeys have to start somehow.
Until know I have been facing already 3 challenges:
1) decide what to take on a 4 months trip with different weather zones and seasons, reduce the number of items, reduce it again and again until there is practically nothing left.
2) pack everything into the backpack without making it to heavy
and then the 3rd and hardes challenge
3) saying godbye to friends and family
Number 1 and 2 are finished sucessfully but number 3 is partly still ahead. That's the only thing I'm not looking forward to but only by saying goodbye you can say "hello again" (isn't it Mr. Howard Carpendale).
Well I have to leave now as Stuttgart is waiting for me.
More to come soon....