Soon in Africa
Tue ,28/04/2009|
Hey my friends and family in this world. I have a flight tomorrow to south Africa but I got to tell you some stories to tell you and photos to show you.Usually I am not cycling with a partner and I prefer to cycle alone but there are some special cases for a really special people. In the last 2 weeks in this amazing place of Patagonia I meet a man that it’s more amazing then the landscapes of Patagonia. His name is sjaak (you say it like shak) and he is from Holland. He started his journey also in Alaska 2 months before me also alone and we meet only now, really close to the end of America. From the first sight that I saw him I learn a big lesion of life - There is no age for the dream. Sjaak is 62 years old. Many people on the way told me if I was young like you I could do this kind of things but we are too old…He divorce 4 years ago and left his home a place and started to see America. When I cycle with him I am learning every day new things from his experience and I am happy that I can do that also and not only learning from my mistakes. He is really strong guy and he cycling in old fashion style-with out many stooping(only for eat) with out camera and most of his gear have more years then main…He don’t talk a lot but when he talked it’s always something that forth talking and I needed to learn him before I will start to be crazy in my normal way… After 10 days of cycling together he started to be open with me. He told me about his life before and why he is in this place now with me. I was in shock when he told me that he almost can’t move his left shoulder because of a hard accident with his motor bike 25 years ago.62 years old and with left shoulder that not really work… and I taught that I am strong. |