Sigh of relief

It 'done! The book is finally completed, and in a few days also the audiobook will be finished and then finally I can dedicate myself to our next departure to the White Desert.
Yes, we return again! This time with two consecutive groups and thus I will have to stay there for two weeks: I can’t wait!
A few nights ago, at the pizza party that we organize every time before leaving, we got to meet some of our fellow traveling companions. They were all very nice and cheerful, as the people always are who decide to come with us. They immediately connected with each other and are eager for this experience which is absolutely new for almost everyone. We explained exactly how the trip will take place and there were many questions on their part: Max explained that we will have with us a satellite device, as usual, and on the site our path will be traced every day and we have mentioned some of the wonderful surprises that await them. The presence of Oscar in the first group was very welcome news: this time we will have the doctor with us!
And now we are focused on preparations: to ensure our fellow travelers all the pampering and attention that Desert Therapy gives to its guests.

Last Stop

A few more hours .... and the draft of the forthcoming book "LOOKING BEYOND THE DUNES" will be finally completed.
The last editing of the text, adding a few sentences here and there, last-minute doubts: just as always. It's always very emotional to give life to a book, although this time it was written by four hands, along with Fabio. And then there is also another innovation: for the first time my book is being made also into an audio book, since the work is also aimed at readers who are blind. We decided to record it with our real voices and the effect is certainly very emotional. Inevitably, bring life to the book has touched our hearts and my thoughts return there, in the middle of the desert with my partner that I love so much. Fabio was amazing: he managed to find a way to read the text using a particular computer program and retell our adventure with his own voice. Behind the scenes of the demanding production work, followed with great professionalism by Maurizio Camponovo, was our cameraman and photographer in Morocco, and the result exceeds all expectations. The market for audio books in Italy, unfortunately, is rather limited, while abroad, it is widespread. It is not a product intended only for those who cannot see, but can also be used by people that, for work, spend a lot of time in the car, from children with dyslexia to the elderly who because of diseases such as stroke have difficulty reading.
It's always a great satisfaction to give life to a book: this time it's even more so because it's a whole new experience shared someone who, due to a very serious disability, found in this location new emotions and lots of positive energy.

Mission Accomplished

We returned last night from the Desert des Agriates in Corsica where we walked for four days to create a documentary for television. It was a particularly challenging course because of the load we had to carry on our shoulders. Our backpacks, filled to capacity with food, water, tents and all you need to set up camp, weighed more than 28 kilos (65 lbs.) for Max, while mine was around 22 kilos (55 lbs.). Fabrizio our cameraman, carried all the material for filming, which was just as difficult to transport and the heat helped to make our walking very much like one of my desert challenges. It seemed like we were engaged in one of my adventures with team no limits, however, this time I also had to devote time to filming, which took priority over everything. The weather was beautiful and the sea was always calm and incredibly transparent. The nights spent in our tent on the beaches were very humid and there was the totally unexpected presence of large amounts of mosquitoes, which complicated matters further. But the unexpected visit of a fox the first night and the memory of those silences, in contact with nature, lit by a beautiful full moon we miss so much already.
This Mediterranean-desert is truly fascinating and I hope to return again next year with Desert Therapy, to relax and to enjoy it, making it known to those who, like me, love nature in its most authentic and wild sense.

Return

We're back to work after the long summer break. But it was not only a vacation! We have planned programs for the coming months and the most important news is regarding the release of the book on November 3rd and two Desert Therapy trips which will start on October 7th and 15th in the White Desert in Egypt. And then, the last important change: we return next Tuesday in Corsica in the mythical Agriates Desert, where we will film a documentary for television. For four days we will walk with backpacks loaded to capacity with food, water and material to retrace the trail that will take us from Saint Florent Ile Rousse. This time we will be only in three: me, Max and Fabrizio, the filmer in the beautiful landscape of the north coast of the island to accompany viewers in exploring the wilderness of the only recognized desert in Europe. We expect it to be difficult, but also an exciting adventure: we will write again once we return, to tell you the details of this new experience.