on Board of a car in 1928, Zapp family does not go unnoticed. From the Atacama desert, passing through the lands of the Maasai and the Breton countryside, this Argentine couple and their four children born in the way they live for 18 years a ‘dream’. Read also: Dan salmon live Orca sick, but do not eat them “our plan initial age travel for six months from Argentina to Alaska and then return”, features Candelaria Chovet-Zapp, of 48 years. But that project had envisioned with his spouse, Herman, took another tack.
Read also: Archbishop who concealed abuse paedophiles will not go to the Carcelun known heard of your trip and offered them a car. “The idea was to go with backpacks so I told him ‘no’. “” But he said ‘come and see it’ and I fell in love with this car “, confesses Herman Zapp, 50-year-old.” Without knowing anything about mechanics”, the couple embarked on the adventure on January 25, 2000 aboard a dark blue Graham-Paige, with 3,000 euros in their pockets.
At the beginning our families treated us crazy, we were told: ‘within two days we will call so let’s get them to tow’, features, smiling.
With its squeaky engine, American-made car has traveled in nearly two decades tens of thousands of kilometers. In the French town of Montauban-de-Bretagne, located in the region of Bretagne (Northwest), where the family made a high, several curious crowd around the car, which has over a tent. “Around, there is a sticker” Family driving around the world “(“family driving around the world”).” The first day could do only 50 kilometers because the car broke,”recalls Herman laughingly. Three brothers who met on the road helped them. “When I asked how much it was going to be work they told me ‘don’t let’s you charge because we want to be part of your dream’. The first Angel of the road and were waiting for us”, recalls the former electrician.
‘Angels’ in the way other “Angels” there appeared unto them in the more than 385.000 kilometers on five continents. In Peru, a modest family invited them to spend the night at his house. “They offered us their unique bits of meat and bedtime gave us their bed and they slept on the floor. The next day when we went they asked forgiveness because they had no more to give us, they had given us everything”tells Herman.En Sudan, during the (Holy Muslim fasting month) Ramadan, people invited them to celebrate together the iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. “Couldn’t even communicate, engage in conversation, but a smile would be enough”, says.
“What gave us desire to continue traveling is meeting people,” explains Herman, who is staying in France, where a French-Argentinian family who contacted them through social networks. The Zapp family was growing during the trip: Pampa, of 16 years, was born in the United States, Tehue, from 13, in Argentina, Dove, 10, in Canada, and Wallaby, 9, in Australia. The children follow classes which combine with the experiences learned during the journey.
We thought that it was impossible to travel with children, but it’s much more nice to share the trip with our children, we see the world through their eyes, tells Candelaria.
Herman and Candelaria had saved to travel for six months, but its route followed for 18 years and four children. When they ran out of money, in the middle of the Amazon, Candelaria began painting and selling his paintings, something which had never before done.
“For my travel is growing. “All that I am capable of doing never have known that he was able to do them if I stayed in my house”, points out this exsecretaria. In Colombia, the couple began to write about his adventure. His book “Catch your dream”, translated into English, French and Italian, has allowed them to finance their adventure, coming to an end. The Zapp family was given one more year before returning to Argentina. A last trip that will get them to visit Morocco, the Canary Islands and Brazil.” “Argentina to reach is going to be the end of the dream but also the beginning of another”. “We’d like to create a club for dreamers…,” sighs Herman.En this note:
