| sent on January 07, 2013 (6:31)
Imagine to get behind the wheel of your car. Choose a direction and then drive, not for 10 or 100 km... but for thousands of kilometers, for days, never stopping. From the window you will see cities, countryside and mountains, days and nights, rain and sun, a continuous alternation that leaves a lot of time for thoughts and fantasies.
The first thought of this trip is for those who have fled, those who have abandoned a safe harbour with the desire to discover "new roads for their life". My thoughts are for some friends that have disappeared to unknown places, and for the bizarre characters that I have known in my trips, people that has made radical and unusual choices of life. They will often be the topic of our discussions, after all this trip is dedicated to them. The character that has given the nickname to my travel mate (Titino) is the symbol of this small group of adventurers.
It is four a.m. when I leave home with my small luggage: a couple of lenses, heavy clothes and a good supply of pasta, even this time we will continue with the tradition of bringing Italian cooking in the most unlikely places. We cooked on the beautiful Greek beaches, on the hot dunes of the Sahara, and the next meal will be accompanied by ice, cold and the arctic night.
I watch the city lights reflecting on my A5... the temperature is relatively mild so the car is not covered by the usual winter frost. I take the highway and I look for the last time the tachometer that reaches nearly 7000 rpm... I will miss the "feeling" of the petrol engine and manual transmission, but now I'm looking forward to get behind the wheel of Fisker ... huge, electrical, hyper-technological, it gives more the impression of driving a spaceship than a car.
It's still night when I arrive to Parma. In a few minutes we load everything on the Fisker Karma, of course the narrow trunk is not enough, but the rear seats are empty and we use them for the majority of our equipment. The GPS is already set on the final destination, a village of one hundred people at the tip of Lofoten. We did not choose the shortest path, we prefer to add a thousand kilometers but avoid ferries and include Sweden, where the roads should be more practicable, if the weather is not too bad. There are no intermediate points, we will travel non-stop, except for some short breaks to refuel and to have lunch.
And now it's time to go! In a few hours we will pass the border with Austria, then we will have no ability to connect, unless you find free wi-fi in some service station. If possible, I will try to post some brief update on the way, but the full report of the trip will be online when we are back. See you! |
| sent on January 07, 2013 (17:07)
All the best on your trip! |
| sent on January 07, 2013 (18:05)
Buon viaggio, godere della luce e buona fortuna!  |
| sent on February 28, 2013 (15:35)
Hello Juza,
I am searching for the final writeup or description of your fantastic adventure. I am very interested in how the electric car survived the cold temperatures. Here in Canada there are many people who are a little discouraged by the poor performance whenever the temperatures reach the -30's C. I like your Northern Lights pictures. Regards. Jim |
| sent on February 28, 2013 (15:48)
it is not ready yet, I'll publish it in a couple of weeks :-) |
| sent on February 28, 2013 (22:19)
Looking very forward to your full article.......what an experience, you most definitely travelled in eco-friendly style!!!! |
| sent on March 01, 2013 (1:13)
This is very exciting to have been above the Artic Circle with you. I am also looking forward to reading everything. Regards. |
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