Before we go....leaving Europe is so sad for us. We felt so grateful that we had an opportunity to have such an incredible adventure. We felt embraced by all, safe in every corner, free for a very long time, welcomed for who we are and what we have to say, to offer. We are leaving full of joy and with high spirits. We are, truth, hesitant and a bit anxious for what it lays ahead of us but we have learnt to deal with the most unexpected and we trust that we can resolve many situations. We have grown in confidence and that feels awesome. This journey has had so many twist and turns....it is not so much what we have seen (which is a lot!) but what we have uncover on our way, how our path have evolved and specially the people that we have met.

For all the cultural richest of this continent and for all its glamour- past and present...there are their people and nature. We have eaten their food, slept in their streets and parks, swam in their lakes, rivers and oceans, run in their forest, hiked in their mountains. Most importantly we heard their stories, shared secrets, dreamt their dreams. They gave shape to our voyage, they have added colours and music; love and laughter. They have given sense and meaning to all. They have made all of this possible and much more.

Their generosity, friendship and openness have impacted us enormously. I am sure that we are much better people now because all of them. To all of you: Ali and Issy (UK/France);Trudy and Gerard (France); Jane and Edu (UK), Rolf and Karina (Germany); Ruth and Jorge (Sweden); Richard and the magnificent gang at Maribo Kayak club (Denmark); Fanitsa , Albi and Georgia(Italy); the beautiful families of AC Passion (Spain); Baptiste and Anastasiia (Poland); Ton, An and Kiki (Netherlands); Alex (Lithuania); Ain (Estonia); Kari and Teija (Finland); Ulvi and her lovely family (Estonia); Isabel, Sigfried and Patricia (Germany), Elke and Nicholas (Sweden)... and all the others who have made our dream come true; we are taking you with us in our hearts! Thank you so so much...we will be back!!!

and...we can't leave without saying thank you to our friends Tito and Clau (in France); Uli and Ani (in Morocco); our family and Claudi (in Fiji); Graci (in Argentina); our kids (in Sydney); Marita y Nute (in Argentina following our blog!).... they have been a huge part of our trip...they being with us in and out; before, during and after....in our lives....always!!