“Buon viaggio, signor.” I also immediately crossed the French border, and the only thing that gendarme said to me was: “Bon voyage monsieur,” and I went on my way. I was already in France, now I wanted to hurry, I had no desire for the journey to last a moment longer than necessary. I continued along almost without stopping, only when the car needed more gasoline, and as a result, I crossed the portion of the highway that is in French territory without resting. I would take a break when I was in Spain, or at least that was my intention at the time. At last I arrived at our border, and when I had entered Spain, I said to myself, “Manu, you’re home,” but I still had to face some unexpected complications. I immediately realized that something was going on, the road was blocked off. I was

