I got up at 5.30, had breakfast and packed the last things, and then a short ride to the bus station. Nothing worked out as I had planned/hoped for, when I went to see the bus some days earlier. The trunk was smaller so I had to take the bike apart – saddle and wheels off as well as undo the derailleur. I had some cardboard to put in between the parts because I knew it would be a bumpy and curvy road. The seat/bed I had picked did not have the extra length as the bus I had seen, but the ticket guy was kind to give the middle bed in the rear where I could stretch my legs into the isle as there was no "bed pole" (read: metal separator).