Lilo and Mike were originally due to leave in May, but their journey had to be postponed because of the pandemic.
Now they are finally ready to set off on their adventures, and their friends want to wish them all the best…
Dear Lilo and Mike,
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.
I wish you lots of fun on your own adventure!
- Maria
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Wishing you both blessings for the road - on your honeymoon travels and on your journey together through life.
- Mum
So viele Menschen haben Träume und träumen.
Ihr lebt euren Traum. Das ist großartig und mutig!
Ich wünsche auch alles alles Gute auf eurer Reise!
- Maria
We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one.
Congratulations on getting married and all the best for your travels!
May your story be beautiful and exciting and filled with love and laughter!
- Liz & Mogli
At the very end of C.S. Lewis’s book “The Horse and His Boy”, the horse Bree, who believes that Aslan is only a metaphorical lion, is confronted with Aslan himself, in all his golden glory. Bree tries to run away but Aslan tells him: “You poor, proud frightened horse, draw near. Nearer still, my son. Do not dare not to dare. Touch me, smell me. Here are my paws, here is my tail, these are my whiskers.” Bree stops running and decides to trust in the lion, no matter how scary the beast may be.
Life, too, is scary sometimes – a lot of times really, but the two of you aren’t easily scared and you have made two big decisions: to get married and to see more of this world. You dared. You’re off now, maybe not so much to smell new smells (tbh, lions don’t smell all that good anyway) but definitely to touch and to see and to hear and to taste and to experience.
I hope you’ll find excitement and calm, see the bright colours of the heather in Scotland as well as the building blocks of castles, darkened by history, walk on young grass and lean against old trees, hear the true silence of the night at a loch, as well as the music of big cities and taste figs, dusty and still warm from the sun.
Be safe, my dears. Enjoy your travels and each other’s company.
And bring me back a few fridge magnets.
- Bea
All roads lead to Scotland 🏴 - Sun, sea, sand & midges.
We will supply midge repellent when you arrive!
- Doug & Gill
It’s not that I mind you going away,
it’s just that I feel a little jealous of the folks who’ll get to meet you.
Maybe also just a tiny bit sorry for them, too.
Sally forth, younglings, and bring back some songs and stories.
- David S.
Not the bee upon the blossom,
In the pride o’ sunny noon;
Not the little sporting fairy,
All beneath the simmer moon;
Not the poet, in the moment
Fancy lightens in his e’e,
Kens the pleasure, feels the rapture,
That thy presence gi’es to me.
The world is your oyster, go and find the pearls. Have fun, try everything, stay safe, miss us lots, and bring back chocolates and exotic wines. And remember we love you.
- Dad, Nina & Iain Till
Wir können den Wind nicht ändern,
aber die Segel anders setzen.
Jetzt geht es endlich “gleich” los und wir wünschen euch eine wundervolle Zeit! ❤️
- Patrick & Laura
Hallo ihr Zwei,
ihr macht euch einen Traum wahr! Das ist so wunderschön und ich bin auch etwas neidisch. Ich wünsche euch die schönste Zeit und tolle Eindrücke, viele Reiseerfahrungen und immer perfektes Wetter :)
Ich freu mich schon auf viele Fotos :)
*drück
- Timo
Heutzutage eine Reise anzutreten, die länger dauert als eine halbe Woche ist praktisch undenkbar in der Gesellschaft in der wir leben (außer man ist sehr alt oder schandhaft reich). Wenn der Mensch von Welt sich heute auf Reisen begibt, tut er dies um an einem fest definiertem Ziel für meist eine fest definierte Zeit anzukommen und zu bleiben. Die Reise ist dabei notwendiges Mühsal um zum ersehnten Ziel zu kommen, welches im Rahmen der Reisevorbereitung als paradisischer Sehnsuchtsort glorifiziert wird. Aber dieser bitte mit Hotel, deutschem Bier und bekanntem Fast Food.
Eure Reise stellt dabei einen erfrischenden Gegenentwurf zu modernen, jedoch alternden Reisevorstellungen dar. Ich will sogar so weit gehen und sagen, dass es mich inspiriert allein davon zu hören und zu wissen, was ihr da macht. Ich wünsche euch von Herzen alles Gute auf eurer Reise, ein gesundes Maß an Abenteuern und halte, falls ihr mal in meine Nähe kommt, meine Tür jederzeit für euch offen.
Gute Fahrt
- Levin-Can
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.
We hope you have a fantastic trip filled with joy and adventure (and not too many potholes). Hopefully see you soon in the homeland of the Nac Mac Feegle!
- David & Lorna
Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.
The time has finally come, and you are about to leave to travel around Europe. For months, you two have waited to set sail with your RV and have worked and worked to make it happen. You have been married for about four months now, and we sincerely hope countless months of exuberance and laughter will follow.
In the last several months and years, you have embedded yourselves in our minds and hearts, and one thing you can be sure of is, wherever you end up, we won’t be far away.
We wish you all the best for your travels and whatever trails life draws you towards.