Dnevi, ko potovanja niso zabavna stvar, Portugalska

Na dosedanjih potovanjih sva/smo doživeli res ogromno lepega. Vendar pa so bili tudi dnevi, ko sva npr. bolna, brez vsake energije in želje po nadaljevanju potovanja ležala nekje na drugi strani sveta, aretirana v Afriki čakala na čim boljši razplet zgodbe, trepetala ob skorajšnjem brodolomu v indijskem oceanu in še bi lahko našteval. Na naši zadnji poti po bližnji Španiji in Portugalski nas je na polovici potovanja pretresla žalostna novica o smrti v širši Anini družini. Ure so se ustavile, nadaljnje potovanje je izgubilo vsak smisel. In ker smo bili od doma oddaljeni več kot 2500 km, sva z Ano res težko sprejela odločitev, da se vrne v Slo le ona, midva z Jakom pa tistih nekaj dni nekako preživiva na jugu Portugalske. In če bo treba, tudi midva počasi odideva proti domu. Dneve sva tako preživljala ob opazovanju ribičev ob njihovem iztovarjanju nalovljenih rib, raziskovala fantasične plaže in pokrajino nasploh, se družila z domačini. No, hudega nama ni bilo, nisem pa vedel, da bom moral že pri 4 letih sinu odgovarjati na 1000 vprašanj v zvezi z življenjem in smrtjo in kaj se zgodi z nami, ko nas ni več na tem norem planetu.

On our previous trips we have experienced a lot of really beautiful things. But there were also days when we were for example totally ill on the other side of the world, without any energy and desire to continue the journey. Or being arrested in Africa and waited for the best possible outcome of the story. Or counting our last minutes on sinking ship in the Indian Ocean... On our last journey through Spain and Portugal we were shocked by the sad news of the death in Ana’s family. The clock has stopped and we just wanted to go back home. But because we were away from home more than 2,500 km, Ana and I made a really difficult decision – Ana returning home, Jaka and me waiting for her. We spent those days watching fishermen and their catch, exploring unspoilt beaches and countryside in general, hanging out with the locals. And I did not know that I will have to answer 1000 questions so soon to my son about life and death and what happens to us when we are no longer on this crazy planet.