Thumbing Around: Robert Prins Writes

in my mind as one of those modern day hitchers, that indulges in thumbing out of many reasons beyond financial need. The simple joy of a change in lifestyle, a slight change in social role and identity, perhaps the chance to experience adventures and uncertainties that the regulated professional world doesn't provide.

I'm not sure what drives his passion for keeping such precise records, but I have to admit at times that I envy them. I've often asked myself the same questions others ask from time to time: "well, how long do you usually wait for a ride?", "how often do people stop?", "what kind of people stop?" ...and been unable to answer them very well: "you know, a half hour or so", "often enough", "all kinds" ...

Robert has all of this and more written down for every trip he ever thumbed! I can't help but wonder if Stephan Schlei and Bill Heid keep such immaculate records? Well, each to his own, Robert's most definitely a character and his story's an incredible contrast with Jostein's (which we saw last month).

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