Another Countryside Ride

Well, today there was more than just a ride. We discovered a prickly pear variety with large orange colored blooms. 

We stopped for a pecorino cheese tasting – to be called pecorino it must come from the region around Riccione.

Outside the Pecorino "Factory"

Our hotel bartender hosted a mixology lesson at the poolside swim up bar. He made an Aperol (like Campari, but less bitter) spritzer, a Hugo and his version of a Mojito. Both the spritzer and the Hugo have prosecco. His Mojito tip is to muddle the limes and the brown sugar before adding the mint. Muddling the mint first results in “little flakes of mint that get into your mouth and feel like you are drinking salad.” The other tip was to use Sprite rather than soda to cut some of the bitterness of the lime rind.

Cheers