it has been a very busy working week
and I needed a little rest
Tuesday afternoon was the right time for relaxing
my problem is that honestly I can’t do
my brain knows when I’m switching off and starts to torture me
In the morning I began to feel uncomfortable when
I saw beautiful clouds standing against the incredibly clear sky
cleared by the rain of the previous day
and then I fell for it
I call Domenico and tell him about the spectacular afternoon I planned
let’s get in the car, reach the southern sea
then run towards the mountains and reach to the Pomilio refuge at 2000 meters
you can do it in 3 hours in Abruzzo
I don’t think we can manage to do it it’s too late
I took a few seconds to convince him
ok let’s meet at 4
I put everything together what is charged and what is not
I get in the car and pick Domenico up
we have to be fast but we know how to manage it
where are we going?
to the sea
is it not the other way?
yeah but we like to make things harder
Abruzzo has an area of ​​almost 11 thousand square km
2 thirds of it are mountain areas
Abruzzo has the highest peaks of southern Europe
but at the same time it has 200km of coastline
from the sandy and placid ones in the north
to the wilder ones in the south
we are in Acquabella, one of the most
evocative corners of the Abruzzo coast
you have a feeling of endless space
if you keep going you can reach Croatia
and in one hour you can reach the mountains
and from the mountains you can see this endless space
sometimes we don't get that the places we love
can be special
time to go
Domenico is a fantastic guitarist
before leaving he plays for me
what’s better than music and nature?
Domenico what time is it?
it's 17.43pm.
in one hour we should be at 2000 meters
we at sea level right now
as you've already seen
go go go
from Punta Acquabella di Ortona we leave to cover 60km of road
half of them are high mountain roads
time for racing drive?
not too much, safety first
I just push a little
the final goal is to reach 1980 meters above sea level
of the Pompilio refuge
but before arriving we have to do photo stops
we are going through the clouds and it feels like we are flying
it reminds me the famous painting symbol of the
nineteenth-century romanticism
The Wanderer on the Sea of ​​Fog by Caspar David Friedrich
facing the wonders of nature we feel 100% alive
this is the sublime inside of us
this a true emotion
a sincere one
and it's amazing
we are few meters away from end
of our short but incredibly intense journey
we are alone at 2 thousand meters
while an hour and a half before we were
on a sunny beach with a temperature
of almost 20 degrees higher
after 2 thousand meters
we started from the sea
we reached this wonderful place
but before going back we have to drink something
we did it
it wasn't an epic one
we didn't climb mountains or
fight wild animals with our bare hands
we have enjoyed what nature could give us
and Abruzzo is amazing about it
it is a way to rediscover ourselves
let's look at some pictures
of the last moments of the day
thanks you for staying with me once again
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next time we'll go very far away
Alex next time can you tell me to go a little before?
Yeah mate, you're right...
