Leonardo is here!

by Francesco Zezza

Simply think about it!!!

MY TRIPS:

1989:              Red Sea – Egypt:  Hurghada (dive trip) and “continental Egypt”.

1992:              Red Sea - Egypt: Sharm el Sheikh (dive trip).

1993:              Red Sea - Egypt: Sharm el Sheikh (two times; dive trips).

1994:              Red Sea - Egypt: Hurghada & Sharm el Sheikh (around Sinai dive cruise, including Tistlegorm and Dunraven wrecks).

1995:             Red Sea – Sudan: Port Sudan and surrounding reefs (including Shaab Rumi, Sanganeb Reef, Umbria wreck. We had – too - shark feeding: two times).

Red Sea – Israel: Eilat and surrounding area (including extension to  Petra, Jordan) up to Jerusalem.

1996:             Red Sea – Egypt: Sharm el Sheikh (two weeks dive cruise up to border of Sudan, including dives on the following wrecks: Tistlegorm, Dunraven, Ghiannos D., Carnatic).

1997:              Africa – 1^st Lake Malawi trip.

1998:              Red Sea - Egypt: Sharm el Sheikh (my Dad last trip), dive trip; plus off-road track (Uadi kid).

                        Cuba: La Habana & Isla de la Joventud  (dive trip).

1999:              Red Sea - Egypt: Sharm el Sheikh dive trip; plus off-road tracks (Uadi Kid, Uadi Ghazala, Coloured Canyon, up to Dahab).

Africa – 2^nd  Lake Malawi trip.

2000:             Peru: Andes (including Macchu Picchu) and Amazon Forest (Rio Amazonas and Rio Orosa).

2001: Maldive Island : Rannahli (South Male atoll) dive trip.

2002:              Mexico: Matehuala desert and the Huasteca Region.

Well Folks, as You already know: 

·        We used to talk about dives. We, even, met hammerhead sharks in open water ... and watched a whale from as close as 60 feet (20 mt),

·        We used to talk about Andean trails and the endless fight with "high altitude sickness", we enjoyed – too - the unforgettable "magic lonelyness" of Macchu Picchu,

·        We used to talk about Amazon river cruises and about those incredible sunsets falling into the gorgeous jungle and, also, we got used to ...  "tons" of mosquitoes!!!,

·        We used to talk about Mexican deserts and rain forest: aka: cacti, orchids, tequila and – of course! – cichlids,

·        We used to talk about the Rift Valley: those unforgettable dives in Lake Malawi and the collection of wild specimens in some of the most intriguing place of the lake ...

·        There were "dive-cruises" in the Red Sea (my brother lived for a long time in Sharm el Sheikh) sailing as far as the border of Sudan ...

·        We hit the track; dressed in leather to push the bike to the very (my own) limits.

·        We have been even paragliding too (but only a "test jump": … enough is enough!).

There were countless opportunities to "push it waaaaay further" ... but then one day, "all of a sudden", came Leonardo (my Son, born on February 7^th 2003!!!).

You know: … from now on, everything WILL be different!!!

Welcome my son ...

I just wanted to share my joy with all of you!