Puerto Madryn Day 1

Monday, February 24th, in the evening we drove the motorcycles through the entrance door into the lobby of the Catholic educational institution where we were staying, in order to prevent access to them on the street. After breakfast, however, due to the bad weather, we drove to the Valdés Peninsula with only 6 men in the van. It is now a World Heritage Site, among other reasons, because of the many animal species that live here on the coasts. However, due to the rain, we only went as far as Punta Piramides. At 5pm, we had appointments again with church representatives. Two facilities were shown to us again, where, for example, around 80 children from needy families are cooked for after school by volunteers throughout the year. The necessary ingredients are donated by larger companies. In this particular case, we also donated preserved food and other non-perishable items. I would like to emphasize the role of MotoForPeace once again. The humanitarian aspect of the MotoForPeace tours includes not only distributing donated items or taking over installment payments for medical equipment, but also showing recognition and appreciation to the many volunteers of such institutions. As everything is documented by our media team and spread in documentary films on social media, these selfless institutions should be made known and thereby receive recognition and ideally further support should be enlisted. That is also a reason why the Vatican, represented by African Cardinal Turkson, is supporting this tour financially for the first time. The visibility of MotoForPeace and thus the representation of the many helpers worldwide is naturally highest in Italy due to the Italian language.
Just by our presence with the motorcycles and the two vans, with the same labeling and stickers, we have already met many people on the way and have been able to attract attention and provoke thought for the aforementioned cause. It is practically a promotional tour for the aforementioned cause across an entire continent. Of course, it is also a tourist event for the participants, but the organizers attach importance to the fact that the main reason is the humanitarian aspect, which should always be kept in mind. Tearing off 700 km in one day and arriving sometime around 10 pm due to appointments the next day has nothing to do with tourism anymore. By the way, we had two facilities in Comodoro Rivadavia and here in Puerto Madryn, which were completely destroyed by vandalism in recent years and were rebuilt by these volunteers, among others. The renovated buildings are now secured like Fort Knox, with all windows protected by bars and entrance doors with multiple locks and fittings.