THE JOURNEY

“We’re probably the first tourists they’ve had since the war”
“Tunner, we’re not tourists. We’re travelers”
“Oh. What’s the difference?”
“A tourist is someone who thinks about going home the moment they arrive, Tunner”
“Whereas a traveler might not come back at all”.

From The Sheltering Sky, B. Bertolucci (1990)

This is the dialogue that introduces us to Maestro Bertolucci’s poignant film, bringing with it the profound essence of the Journey.

But what is the Journey of AC50?
The question is simple. The answer not so much.
Each protagonist of this adventure, those who have worked hard and will continue to do so, will add to it. Thus, the Journey begins with a visionary thought, which spreads and gradually involves many experts as they begin to share in the Dream.

Each will have a personal Journey but all together, they will experience the great Journey collectively, sealed by a sense of belonging.
From the instant when the spark of an idea appeared, Time has marked and modelled the Journey. A Time that has accelerated to the point of becoming frenetic, pressing, inclement in the timetable of countless deadlines but which, at first light on 10^th June, will dilate to welcome the personal and shared emotion of the Journey, on the road to Cape North …

… and beyond.

Then, when the fuel runs out, the Journey along the road will end but each of the travellers in Team AC50 knows that they won’t be returning at all.