遇見這對德國來的情侶時，我們已經等了好一陣子都沒有人載我們了，所以一上車我們超開心！聊了之後發現他們已經用這台車環遊歐洲各國，之後他們把車子運到墨西哥，一路開上加拿大，印象中他們好像說他們已經用這台車旅行兩年了！他們從加拿大育空領地的 Teslin Lake 載我們到 Watson Lake，總共273公里，差不多三小時。他們差不多二十幾歲，存了一筆錢之後開始他們的環遊世界，在旅途中，他們也會找一些工地工程工作賺點旅費。
This young German couple who picked us up have traveled around Europe, Central America, and the US with this van for around two years! They took us from Teslin Lake, Yukon to Watson Lake, Yukon. It was a total of 273km and took us around 3 hours. They were in their mid-20s. They saved up some money before they started, but they would also find some construction work or other odd jobs on the way.
他們跟我們說這台車是在德國買的二手車，前身是救護車，還是賓士呢！裡面比很多休旅車都寬敞很多。他們這台車內部改裝得真的很有個性，除了有自己手工搭造的屋頂和許多收納空間之外，還有很多他們在世界各國蒐集來的明信片、貼紙、傳單、一些生活用品和紀念品，明顯看得出來這台車就是他們的家。
They told us they bought this second-hand van in Germany. It was a Mercedes Benz and previously a van for paramedics. They converted this van into their home on the road. I could see that they put lot of work into the woodwork inside for the ceiling and many storage rooms. On the wall, there were a lot of postcards, stickers, flyers, and other souvenirs they collected from all over the world.
Evan坐在前面，我坐在後面，我的後面就是他們的雙人床，我坐在他們床邊的一個小板凳，所以其實這台車基本上除了駕駛座和副駕駛座，是沒有其他座位的，但是他們還是願意為我們挪出空間載我們一程。
Evan sat in the front, and I sat at the back. The space behind me was their double bed. I was sitting on a stool next to their bed. You can see that the van actually didn’t have space for other passengers. We were grateful that they still picked us up.
這對年輕的情侶個性真的很隨興，我們一路上聊旅行、聊我們搭便車的故事，他和我們說他們的老車只能開慢慢的，要是我們需要快一點的話，他們不會介意我們在他們到休息站休息的時候再試看看搭其他台車，真是太了解搭便車人的需求了！我們還真的有試看看搭其他台車，但是沒有成功，所以在他們休息完後，他們又把我們載到當天的終點 Waston Lake。我們也從他們口中學到很多窮遊的一些訣竅，能跟自己的同類聊天感覺真的好棒，雖然他們年紀比我們輕，但是窮遊經驗比我們多好多。
They were both really easy-going and friendly. We were chatting the whole way about traveling, tips for budget travelling, hitchhiking, their odd jobs. They told us they wouldn’t mind us finding another ride, because their old van couldn’t go very fast. They really understood what hitchhikers need. They really wanted to help, and trusted us completely. We did try to get another ride while they were resting for lunch, but they picked us back up again when we didn’t have any success. It was so good to meet someone randomly who we ended up getting along with so well and had a lot of values in common.
我們抵達Watson Lake 之後，那邊有個很著名的「路標森林」，他們已經準備好他們想要釘上的路標，他看我們沒有，還特地在他們的後車廂找一片木板和一隻奇異筆給我們，讓我可以把高雄發揚光大！
When we got to Watson Lake, they wanted to up a sign they brought in the famous Sign Forest in town. After they put up theirs, they also found a wooden board and a sharpie in their trunk so that we could put one up for my hometown too. 🙂
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