On the way to the town of Recanati, we stop by Giovanni home and visit his family. Recanati is the home town of Giacomo Leopardi famous Italian poet we stop at the exact view point that inspired him to write the Infinito (Infinity) famous poem all over in Italy.
From there we rode to visit one of the major sponsor of our charity, Vincenzo and Giacomo Taffo, owners of NSC company, together with Marisa Biagiola and all the company personnel Vincenzo and Giacomo were waiting in front of NSC offices to welcome us together with the local mayor Francesco Acquaroli.
We took that opportunity to have a guided tour of NSC facilities with Vincenzo providing explanations to all our queries.
As for " good Italian tradition" we ended the visit at the restaurant where we enjoyed a quality sea food lunch confirming, if needed, the good quality of life we enjoy in Italy.
In the afternoon Giacomo and Lorenzo said good bye to Vincenzo, Luca and Giovanni and started heading north toward home. Last stop in Medesano, where Lorenzo lives. His family was waiting him and very happy to see him safe at home. Finally also Giacomo arrived in Brescia, where Paola was patiently waiting him.
Today we have made 518 km, the total trip back home is of 6,500 km.
Mission accomplished, all the team members are safely back home, this is the end of the "Ride for a Smile" adventure.
During this long journey we met amazing people, a lot of friends, we saw beatiful places, we never felt unsafe. But the happiness to be back at home was great.
I had three fantastic friends riding with me during these days, they never showed a moment of weakness during the trip, but only focused to complete the trip safely.
Final thought to our bikes : their great performances and reliability were key elements to complete successfully the trip
Thanks to you all who have supported us and donated so generously to our charity.
A detailed report will follow about the destination of the money collected
Some numbers :
Total km : 10940 (4440 + 6500)
Legs : 17
Average Km/ day : 643
Country visited : 16
Borders crossing : 19
Fuel consumption : 739 lt
Lamps
Native house of Giacomo Leopardi
All smiling after a lunch Italian style
Finally you are back home
4 comments:
Congratulations on your demanding journey!
Am so pleased you are all safely back home with your families - very very well done boys - now have a decent rest !
Молодцы!
Finally I get the chance to comment. I am so proud of you guys and I wish I could have ridden with you. It has been a wonderful, great and enduring commitment which you have acheived. Have a good rest and see you back soon.
Ato
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