Ready, steady, go ! Today is the D Day ! It's time for us to leave our beautiful French Alps behind us, we have an exciting challenge to take up : travelling from France to Africa with mopeds ! Of course, it might sound a bit crazy to normal and healthy people but considering our adventurous dreams, it's just another thrilling trip. This morning, we'll jump on our saddles with one objective : reaching Dakar in Senegal. Our expedition will take us through the sceneries of France, Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal. We didn't choose Africa at random but because this forgotten continent is a promise of great personal development as the cultures are very different of what we know and what we've been raised with. Breakdowns, little and bigger insects, visa problems, boo-boos and above all encounters, discoveries and joys... that's what is awaiting us !
The last few days were pretty busy to get ready for the departure like creating a blog, having a vaccine for the nth time, buying a bicycle pump etc. All this preparation helped us forgetting the existential questions, for instance : how will our bottoms deal with hours-long-trips on the mopeds ? Talking about the mopeds, they're fine, thank you ! We got them three weeks ago and had to complete their break-in period. The rides we already had gave us a nice foretaste of the joys of our trip like breathing at the top of our lungs the countryside emanation or seeing kamikaze mosquitoes swating themselves on our faces !
It's now time for us to unhand the keyboard and hold on to our handlebars... We can't resist any longer to our urge of living exhilarating experiences on our mopeds !
Dortan (France), 25th of April
