One more day before I take off on foot to Rome. I'm no longer counting days, but hours. This is so exciting! Thank you for all your support messages, it means a lot to me. I'm so grateful that I can make my dream happen. But I would like to do more. I would also like to make the dream of a very sick child come true. It's not something I can do on my own, but we might be able to do it together. The make a wish foundation fulfills the dreams of children with a life threatening illness. They do incredible things, but they can't do it without financial support. Let's step in and help. I will walk 1136 kilometers to Rome. I would like to raise 1 euro for every kilometer I will walk. Wanna help? That would be amazing. Check out this link for donations: https://www.inactievoormakeawish.be/fundraisers/dimitri-lanssens The Make a Wish foundation can't tell us at the moment for what wish the money will be used, but they will let us know afterwards. If you donate, you will exactly know what difference you have made. \n I have spent the last two days with Caat on a campsite in Saint-Jean-d'Aulps next to Morzine. The weather has been brilliant. We took the time to relax and catch up with friends. I gave my backpack a final inspection, but all my gear is ready. My legs got the chance to rest, so they are burning to get started tomorrow. The plan was to start tomorrow morning at 8h30 at the Morzine tourist office. But there is a little problem. Tomorrow, the Tour de France arrives in Morzine and it will almost be impossible to reach the center of the village without being stuck in traffic jams and huge crowds. Not really the peaceful quiet start I had in mind for my pilgrimage. Making my first stage shorter is not an option. I really want to walk every kilometer. So I have come up with plan B.\n Tomorrow morning at 8h30, I will take off from Saint-Jean-d'Aulps. That allows me to walk exactly the same distance without getting stuck in road blocks or being hit by cyclists. Rodrigo, an amazing Belgian guy who works for the St Jean tourist office will put the first stamp in my passport just before I start walking. And there is more. Today, we have found an apartment where we will live as from October and it is in St Jean. So leaving from there couldn't be more symbolic. Tomorrow, they announce very hot weather and there a risk of big thunderstorms. So I'm in for a tough first hike. But that's how I like it. Let's go for it!
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AuthorMy name is Dimitri and I'm turning 40 in 2023. Through the years, I have tried to live my dreams. Everything is possible, the sky is the limit as long as you believe in your dreams and work hard to make them happen. Do what you never did before. Go where you have never been before. It will be scary, but it will also be worth it! Archives
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