Article by Dirty_Joaco
When we started this trip I didnt even know where the van was heading, but with daily gnar, unexpected destruction aand some good old bromance, We made it! From Cologne to Vladi (in Fazana) and back! The Cucarata pirate van made its 1600km until the mediterranean. Words cant describe everything we experienced, all the people we met n had some freshies with and the paradisiac DiY constructions we founnd on our way.
So lets not talk around the cake and jump into it, here is the documentation of Cucarata Goes Vladi 25!
We are two Catalans looking for sun before the summer ends and the german winter forces us too cool down. On the stearingwheel: Ignasi aka the Captain aka the BigPoppaMaestruli Master flippa and sick zippa! On the copilote seat: its me! Dirty_Joaco SlashFarter and spliffroler. Both united? The Gargoshittalkers Autobahnpirates!
We left on a Friday from Cologne, our first stop was Ingolstadt germany. This was a first tactical and emotional stop to make a lot of km bringing us close to Austria the first border and also meet up with the infamouse Kanoa-Crew. Had a gnarly first night and a realxing first barbacue session at the lake.
Next morning departured in the momo to say byebye to rainy germany and hello to the alpine lands of Inssbruck. We got the first session in at Wörgl for sme initial contact… if you have been you know and if you havent make shure you get out there to catch some wreck. Pretty confusing that you see the park from the Autobahn but then have to drive 15min through town to get there… but totally worth it of course!
Some km after Wörgl our second sleeping spot… Innsbruck. Arrived and saw our first megaconstruction. Had some nice food and went streetskating at Walnöfer Platz (?). We saw the one and only andy anderson! Had a couple of freshies and ended up looking for some bar on a monday… after Paloma Blanca and fancy cocktails we ended up in an Irish Bar to drink the most disgusting drink I have ever had: Brandy and Guiness in a cup… the shot was in the cup… I dont know fuck it I drank it anyway so lets go on. The Captain got some streetskating in after all this nightbaractiontour! Skate and Die thats what its all about.
Woke up the next morning and had our first toilet paper for parking. Not too worried. We went on and landed at Cradle. This is a microverse ecoskatesystem… no wonder they call it dreamland skateparks. Took example of the locals and got some refresment at the Spar next to the park and had a good old early bird session before the sun raised outside of the mountain. We also met some german gnarlers from Leipzig who were going to Fazana as well, sick coincidence.
Didnt stay there over night tough our bodies wanted some road!
We went on to Kaprun after the session, ee took an Ice Bath at Zell am See and then had a little night sesh and aperoli in tiroli at this cool diy in the middle of nowhere BotchBowl! The park is super fun to skate and the poolcoping is magnetic (positive).
Next morning we went to get rid of our hangover with some nice hiking-walking around the mountains and a crazy canyon, can forget to shower when your on the road!
After the nature session in the Alps we continued our trip to the next mission. 7km tunnel to leave the alps and get into the mystic dragon lands of Slowenia where everyone is lovely and salutes! Lucky the van is all terrain because to find our sleeping spot under the bridge at Zgosa DIY (sorry for the missspelling) we had to do some offroad. Too tired to skate but made some deliciouse stakes and played some basketball. In the morning we tried out the concrete and it was incredible!
After Zgosa things went really quick. We stoppd at the legendary Pumpa DIY but didnt skate…we had to leave something for next year. Checked out the construction, Maestruli had siesta and me backpain so we just had a Schnitzel and realxed. Met some random local that we convinced to go to Fazana, if you are reading this it was the best moment of the trip haha. We met this guy 5 days later in Pula and the hype was OOON!
After Pumpa we reached our destination! Vladimir Film Festival in Fazana Croatia!
So here are the photos of the festival, and the way back is kind of lost in our minds :=0
See you next year!!!
