We have started our project the 9th June 2019 from Strasburg by bike.
During 8 weeks, we have crossed 8 countries along the Danube : Germany, Swiss, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania i.e. 3400 km (2175 miles).
In Romania, we met the association « ASPIIR », IBD association of the countrie. We have created a partnership to discover the country and met other people affected by this disease. ASPIIR provided us assistance in hospital with a nurse and a doctor when we were in need.
Also in Romania, we gave our bikes to an other association in favor of the sustainable development of the lower danube. They will be used to introduce young people to natural spaces.
At the end of August, the next destination should have been Russia, then Mongolia, China, Southeast Asia and New Zeland. A journey of more than a year by foot, bus and train.
BUT … Jerome had complications with his illness which led us to return to France.
After several months of recovery and preparation, we are ready to restart our journey.
This first travel experience allowed us to make great meetings and showed us that we were able to do sporting challenges. Thanks to this project, we have localised 190 toilets essential for people with IBD disease and everyone.