In the last two days we were been checking the weather forecast every ten minutes, even if we knew the weather would have been a bit wet, we had to go..
Namastribe had to start, if you want to realise a DREAM you have to RISK it and BEGIN. And do you know what? We are savages, the weather does not bother us. Here we are. It is 9 am at the meeting point: Varazze’s main pier. It is me Ludovica, Margherita, Lapo and our beloved Enrico, we are here waiting the first brave wild adventurers.
The wind is blowing and as I watch the sea, a slight swell seems to be rousing the ocean.
Here they come! Andrea, the other Andrea, Martina and Elisa. We introduce our self, drink a coffee and start our hike..Destination? The deep clouds we see on top of the mountains.
The more we climb up the mountain the more the clouds become dense. Fortunately the Tribe has a good mood, supporting and encouraging each other we go up pretty fast.
I find it incredible how to hike up a mountain helps people to socialise, connect to each other and to understand how we all belong to the same place. I also believe that the most the weather forecast are challenging, the most the human spirit of survival allows people to be more honest, to open their heart and to listen to others.
It took us 4 hours and an half to reach Rifugio Pratorotondo. From here you can find one of the best view of Liguria or of your entire life: 1100m above the sea level you’re surrounded by the ocean and the landscape of the mountain looks lunar. From here you could see the Alps, Corsica, France and Tuscany. But not today! The clouds are so dense we barely can see each other. Luckily Me and Margherita are self-deprecating and positive persons and between a joke and a laugh we keep the mood of the group happy. When we finally get to the Refugee, it is warm and cozy, we take off our wet shoes and we relax with a beautiful yoga practice.
How much love I gave in that yoga class.. a bit because I was so grateful to all these beautiful souls who believed in Namastribe since the first moment and a bit to regenerate our tired warriors.
Indeed at the end of the practice they were all stunned and relax, a bit from the incense and a bit from the beautiful feeling you get after a big walk and a deep relaxing yoga sesh to stretch your tired mussels.
It finally arrived the moment for the aperitivo! Good red wine, Altavia beers and local products makes everyone smiley straight away! It follows a delicious traditional ligurian dinner. The dinner is a moment of gathering, each of us tell a bit of their stories, we talked about our feelings and the love for our lands.
Was a lovely dinner, a lot of feeling and sharing time, these dinner makes you go to bed with a smile on your face and grateful for the food and the good company. We go to sleep early and the day after the alarm is at 7,30 am. After a yoga practice we have a big breakfast to give us energy and walk down hill, back to the sea!
Even today the clouds do not leave us, but the more we go back down the more the visibility improve.
After a 2 hours walk we are back in front of the see, we catch the skate, one of the best ‘schiacciata’ you could ever eat and we skate along the beautiful promenade walk which connect Cogoleto to Varazze, passing through the beautiful beaches of Piani di Invrea.
The crew is charging! None of them ever skate before, but they learn fast and they go fast!
The weather is finally a bit better and after a lovely lunch in front of a rousing but beautiful coloured ocean we end this beautiful week-end thankful, with new friends, new passions and a guaranteed sunset beer on the beach.
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