Italy

I still smile when I writing this. but the Italians I like them. Soi furious, so full of temprament but it is something special that you have to see to believe it. Arived in Torino I decided to choose. Or stadio delli Alpi, or visiting the city centre. Because I don't like the way the route is signed out in Italy. And what do you think, am I joachim Vercaigne oir not. Of course I chosen the Old Glorz of the oldest football club in Italy. Stadio delli Alpi. They dont play there anymore, it is not beautifull, and it never was full with people but I wanted to see it once in my life.
So I am driving on a big road. A man in the car next to me is also waiting for the trafic lights to jump on green. His window was open and I asked the direction of the stadium. But the lights jump on green, the car behind him alreadz tromping. The man brings his head outside the car, his hand in the air. He wants to go to Delli Alpi he screamed that everybody could hear it. He said, come on, folloy me, I bring you there. A smile on my face, Italians, crazy about football, that's what I like.
With the scooter you stands always before the cars to wait for the traffic lights. And iut seems to me that the cars behind dont focus on the lights to be fast to accelerate, but they wants to tromp bewfore you have the time to accelerate. Unbelieveable.
But the most crazy thing I ever faced had still to come. I visited the centre of Milano after visiting the San Siro or Guisepp Meazza stadium. But I wanted to leave the centre at six o clock in the evening. Full of trafic, I never saw it before. After 1500 km on a scooter you feel safe and you use the thing where the people buy it for. To travel fast where the car is no option, the city centre. Where the Vespa is the king, I decided to drive like an Italian. The nice thing is that everybody thinks I am a Spaniard. I ask everything in Spanish because the two languages have a lot in comon. Thank you dad to always telling me how imnportant languages are, I realised it. But like a real Italian I crossed from the left side of the road to the other side, overtaking on the right side and I have to say, it was a uniaue experience that I maybe never can do anymore. But also, I liked it.
But the weather in Italz was also not my frind. I installed my tent on a Camping in Lecco and it started raining. No problemes I tought untill I realised it rains inside my tent. I cursed like a real spaniard and the man who ownes the camping came by. I tought, look now, a person with solidarity. Yeah right, in my dreams, he was fast to arange a bungalow for me, fifty euro's a night. I said you fucking bastard, I prefer to wait in the toilettes till the rain is over, but i don't pax you fifty euro. I praid to God that the rain would stop. He heard me, I could start drying my tent, and start sleeping. Prepared to escape when the rain started again. Another experience who gives the We Ride Against Cancer tour some extra colour. I like it, fool, loco or totally crazy. It doesn't mather for me.

Nyons - Torino

I left the camping quite early for a day with excellent weather. If i start drive to early it is to cold to drive. But that day it was perfect. The wind was already hot, I drove in a T-shirt in the direction of Torino. My last day France for a while, crossing the Alps. The only thing what bothered me was the reaction of my scooter in the Alps. He had hard times and the maximum speed was in moments 25 kilometres an hour but we survived it. The slow speed gave me the time to look around. Goiing down whas another thing. For an addicted person to speed it were nice times but no time to look around. I am going faster than cars downhill, but I enjoyed it. But lady luck didnt smile at me at the other side of The Alps. The hell was opening his doors and I couldnt do anything else than hiding for heavy rain and thunder. A camping was no option. A nice but cheap hotel was the only solution I had. But there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the hotel. It was a very big hotel but I was the only one around. I want to speak with the people but I couldnt. Being aloine the whole day ling is sometimes hard for me. But it makes me stronger and that is a motivation to go on. I didnt make Torino but I was close to stadio delli Alpi.

When God created heaven...

I have to say, now I have the time to post everything I already wrote, this road trip is the best that happend in my life. I also realise that I did it all by myself to ralize it. It is a message to all the young people out there, take the chances you get in life, because life is to short to waste time and to let chances slip away.
Anyway, I think, when God was creating heaven, he was driving a scooter the route I did from place X to Torino. Driving true the Petite Camargue and seeing the wild horses run in the fields. Zou can look as far as yourt eyes can reach. 35 dedgrees, the wind blows true your hair, some good music in your ears, the max. And I realised that solidarity is nothing of this world anymore. Nobody wanted to9 help me and I decided to not have stress anymore. I bought a tent and I was sure of a sleeping place the next dazs. Just drive with mz scooter where the wind took me. And that brought me to the beautifull Nimes. I never was there before and I have to say I was impressed by the beauty. I visited the Arena, Maison Carre who actually is an old temple and the fountain parc. I didnt care about time, why should I, the only fixed day on my route is the 27th of June and God I am sure I will be there, I don't to mis a thing. So around noon I looked to the map and decided to take the way to Avignon for a quick visit to the city centre and the palace of the pope. But not before seeing Pont du Gard. I looked already to see a liitle bit of the old water bnridge, but I couldnt see it. And just when te Gladiator music was playing on my Go Gear I saw the impressionant bridge. The only word I could bring out was Joder. Forgive me but I still curse in spanish and I think I will alwaxs do. But I couldnt believe that people more than thousands of zears ago where able to build such a thing. History was for a reason the onlzy course I was good in at school exept physical education. After drinking a cola in a bar where people believed I was a fool to go with the scooter to Belgium I also left Avignon. When thez heard that I already cam from Barcelona the whole street had to hear it. I tought if that is the support you have, I leave you guys. And that was what I did. I crossed the wine fields and passed by the Mount Ventoux to make my stop in Nyons. I found a quiet camping and I instaqlled my tent. The oyner of the camping was impressed by the project and offered me some free beers. I said to him, man you just made my day. Because it was the only thing what was missing to make the day perfect and ooh, it was perfect. Music, the ever changing beautifull landscapes, realising how happy you are and that you have the possibilities to live your life makes you forgett all the shit in this world.

I am so sorry that I have to post this no and couldnt do it earlier, but finding internet is the most difficult thing on the trip. But I am very fine and having the time of my life. I hope you all have the same.

Ciao,
Joachim

Go Gear Against Cancer songs

Hello,

new songs on the Go Gear Against Cancer.

Voodoo Lady-Live because, It is one of my favorite songs because it really takes me back into time to very pleasant memories. It dates back some 7 or 8 years. It is a really nice summerday in Leuven in the city park, we sit with a group of friend, having some drinks and fully enjoying the freedom of existence. The song was played by a small band in the park. It is one of the few songs which, when i listen to it, has much more dimensions than only sound. It can perfectly smell the grass of the park; almost feel the sun and experience the lively coulors of summer.

Kurt Desender

I don't want to be-Gavin Degraw because, it is not an emotional song but this song gives back your way of life. In the song Gavin sings that he don't wants to be pushed but that he just wants to live his own life. Living from day to day. Just like you. Simply brilliant.

Noëmi Mondy

Still alive – A special thank You

Hello. I am still alive, still on my scooter and last but not least i’m on my schedule. But the most difficult thing is finding internet.
First of all I want to do some special thanks. To al the people who already donated money on the account of the child cancer foundation. It is very important for me, and for the project that there are people who wants to support right from the beginning. It is a motivation to go on. And after a week I dare to say that I will make it. I like it and without serious troubles I will arive at the Doka café with a scooter.
I can say that it is the most brilliant thing I ever did in my life. Being outside, feel that you are alive and see the ever changing landscape. I can also say that it will be a once in a lifetime thing. But knowing that makes sure that I am enjoying every moment. For all the people who believed in me, and in the project, thank you very much. This is also your Ride Against Cancer.

Joachim

Two new songs on the Go Gear Against Cancer!

I had some minutes ago a delicious breakfast outside. The sun already shining and I have decide that I don't will have stress anymore. I will see wich way the wind will blow. One thing is sure I don't try to arrange a sleeping place in the big city's, may be I just visit them.
But it's almost eleven o'clock in the morning and I will leave soon. But I want to put two new songs on the Go Gear Against Cancer!

The River - Bruce Springsteen posted by Gino Tanghe because it is his favourite song. It's reminding him to the years he was a student. With a group of friends they wanted to give a party to celebrate the last months of the last schoolyear. But years ago it was not easy, the head of the school didn't like those things. But they tought, what ever, let's do it. I think it is a very good way of life. But after the party the school head was not so happy and they had to give al their money back. But what Gino wants to say is that, even he don't hear anybody of his friends of that time anymore, the good memories will stay forever. Thinking back of that time, with the River and Bruce Springsteen.

My good friend Kevin Deberdt posted It's a beautifull day - U2. I became crazy when I read his mail because it's a very good song. Kevin didn't want a emo song. And although it is a little bit cliché, Kevin thinks that if everybody would use this song to wake up, the world would be a lot better.

So long and good luck,

Joachim

Some words out of Place X

Hello everybody,

place X will be for ever a secret of We Ride Against Cancer, exept for the people who made me sleep here and not under the open sky. I will be forever gratefull to them, and never forget their support. Anyway, everything is OK with me. I didn't drive to much with the scooter today, but I like to drive so it's never to much. Let´s say, I didn't do a lot of kilometres. I took the time to put some things in a row an think back on my life, on the first days, on my dreams and wishes and on my illusions. Some of them are gone forever, what not means I walk with my head down. It´s for some reasons Walk On from U2 is one of my favourite songs on the Go Gear Against Cancer.

I realised it already months ago, but today I was taking some time to think about it, that some people are unforgetable, no matter what happens in your life. It's for such a people I do this road trip. It takes only one minute to close them in your heart, and to never let them down anymore. Truus was such a girl, the base of this tour. And also Meghanne Beun is such a girl. What follows is the song she wants on the Go Gear against Cancer:

Toca para mi - Alejandro Sanz because, "In a way, you always fascinated me. Allso your new project is again super I think! At the moment I'm in a very unpleasant situation. I don't like the studies that I'm doing. But when I see then how you're chasing your dreams, it gives me hope and desire for a simular challenge for me. So if people tell you how crazy or even foolish you are to come to Belgium by scooter, just keep in mind that from time to time, I would love to be in your place! Yo te quiero oir, quiero formar parte de tu locura!!! Big kiss honey"!Meghann

With this next video I want to honour all the people I close in my heart forever, and all the students with dreams in a difficult situation now. Place X will forever be their place. The video comes later

Greetz,

Joachim