Barbeque Ride
We decided to do a ride one level up from what we have been doing.
It was 77 km and 800 m of elevation gain at a much faster pace – 25 kph
average. We can say we did it, but it wasn’t as fun as the slower ride. Our
guide recorded the ride and here is the Strava link:
He did more distance because he lost me and another guy and spent
time trying to find us. We found our own way, but ended up on a motorway to get
back.
At about 55 km we stopped at the hotel owner’s mountain estate
for a barbeque with prosecco to start and lemoncello to finish! Maybe that is
why we got lost after the barbeque.
Us with San Marino in the Background
The ride was through the usual rolling farmland, but today we
were near the land-locked independent Republic of San Marino. It is about 9
miles across with population of 34,000 and has been known as a banking haven.
The country has fallen on hard times – the NY Times reported yesterday they
have a total of 1.8 b euros of bad loans or 113% of their GDP! We ride to San
Marino on Friday.
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| Our guide likes our bikes organized for coffee breaks! |
Mike
This blog is a really good idea. I'm enjoying it - but all that talk of km's and elevation gain are making me breathless! Ride on! The blue of the sky in that pix of the two of you is amazing.
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