Barpos is the acronym of six Christian names: Bruna, Adolfo, Rita, Paolo, Ornella, Sandro. They are six of my best friends from the time when I lived in Roma. We were all members of the Italian Alpine Club. As it happens in life, we lost contact... for 40 years. In the meanwhile, they have embraced sailing. They are now half way through a leisurely navigation around the world, and visiting NZ for one month. In our conversation there are three of the 6: Bruna Cavallaro, Paolo Cutolo and Sandro Jannetta. We talk about what sailing and climbing have (or don’t have) in common, what’s the secret of long-lasting marriages, and how Italy and New Zealand do compare in term of population’s age. At the end I’ll play a song by Lucio Dalla, suggested by Paolo: “tra 20 anni”. In the meanwhile, you can follow the Barpos from the blog: argentinacigal16.blogspot.it