Three Italian friends are going along the route from Barcelona to Gibraltar in a somewhat unusual way: backpackers and unicycles! The whole journey is told through the notes on Facebook, to share with friends, family and fans of their incredible adventure.
Aldo D'Alessandro, Alessio Paolelli and Tiziano Gallo, aged between 21 and 23 years. They left July 15 from Rome to Barcelona, and then from there a little to luck, to Gibraltar. Little money in their pockets, with the aim to pay the costs of travel by juggling, another great passion of these three guys.
A curious and funny diary, documenting dozens of miles in the saddle of this unusual and difficult, but without a doubt ecologic, means of transport. Among beautiful landscapes, beaches and coves, with the sun hanging over their heads and frequent storms at night time, especially, of course, when the three decided not to pitch a tent. Progress, and unexpected adventures are recounted in the network and create an interactive dialogue with the "public" that follows them from home.
"Everything goes smoothly until Casteldefels (a place with very nice beaches that are vaguely reminiscent of the California coast, with very tall palm trees, long beaches and bike paths all over the waterfront), then the 'tragedy' begins: in front of us 15 km of slopes and curves of a small mountain range overlooking the sea, they separate us from our goal. After one mile we were completely destroyed.", that's what they say, for example, on the second day, among the encouragement of friends and a bit of envy of someone who wants to be there with them.
They encounter generous fellow travelers, who offer them dinner on the beach, barmaids who prepare them a good latte or campsites managers who, seeing them so worn out, immediately bring them some fresh water.
And it doesn't matter if one of them has wounds on the groin and the other one a bad knee pain, this will certainly be the most beautiful adventure of their lives.
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