Today will be marked as a black date …

Actually the whole day was pretty nice - the weather was good, the time in my company run by as amazing fast as usually - and when I finally returned I was so happy and full of energy, that I decided to take a small bike tour …

But then it happened …

I took on all my biking clothes (really professional ;) and took a short look at the internet, to see in Goggle Maps, where the best route over here will be (away from traffic ;)
And finally I quick decided where to go … - but right after I went out of my camper van and looked the door - I had to recognise, that my bike was gone …
Somebody cut my bike locker and stolen my mountain bike - also the locker was gone …
Actually few people my say, that’s just a bike and you can replace it easily with a new one … - but this bike was something really important to me - I got it on my 18 birthday and actually decided, to take the whole time of my life really much care about it … - that bike is something very special for me and there was kind of a love between us …
By side of that it’s pretty new - I got it last autumnal for around € 1000 (673 GBP / 1370 USD / 1442 CAD) - and that was a really good price, because we bought it right in front of the next winter - at the start price it cost in Austria € 1600 (1077 GBP / 2193 USD / 2308 CAD)

Because this bike was really something special for me I wish the thief, who stolen it, that he wound be happy with it at all !

So one I went back into my camper van and changed my clothes back - to go straight after this to the reception of my campsite …
This camp site is handled by two young girls, who actually bought it just couple of month ago … - they are pretty nice …
I told them what happened and so on I got full access to there CCTV (closed circle TV) and they helped me phoning the police …
Actually there CCTV system records about a month backwards - so it’s maybe possible to see something … - there energy plug connector of there computer was actually broken (which didn’t affect the CCTV system - it was still recording - but you weren’t able to take a look at there cameras, because the second computer didn’t work …
So on I quick took my little Swiss penknife (I always have as technical engineer with me ;) out of my pocket and fixed there plug connector…
I played a bit with there cameras, but actually I couldn’t see something …
They finally told me, that tomorrow an expert will come, which looked up for them couple of times on the cameras and they will ask him to search for something happened at my camper van …
So on I called the police - and the girls helped me a lot in spelling few things right ;)
The police office woman on the other side of the phone line was really nice and spent a lot of time with my report …
(now it’s the second report I did over here … - it’s not online right now … - I lost my walled on my first working day)
I also told them, that they will may be able to find finger prints on the camper - because it is a bit dirty at the back side, you actually wont be possible to retrieve the bike without touching the van and finally (the important thing ;) it didn’t rain during the last two days …
(witch does not mean that you will find so on nice weather in Great Britain - it’s always cloudy ;)
How ever - the police women told me, that she send my report and a request to take finger prints to the right department - but it will be there decision, if they will finally really come and search for prints …
After all this stress I went to take a shower, eat for dinner and now I’m writing this post for today, right before I will go to bed …

I actually plant to visit on the next weekend the city Chester by bike … - as it looks like I have to walk …

I’m not sure, if and at which time I will leave tomorrow … - but I guess my post tomorrow will come pretty late or too late ;)

Kind Regards
SEBI