Clocked up about 90 plus kms today with a really strong headwind swirling unpredictably around the mountain buttresses. Evidently unusual because it normally blows to the north. Anyway we copped it all day, in the morning there were times we had to stop as the wind gusted into the panniers making the bikes seriously difficult to control.
Again the scenery was great, huge snow capped mountains surrounded the bike track with impossibly situated castles and forts perched on high. Towards mid afternoon we started looking for a camp spot, however campgrounds are not plentiful in this part of the world. After three tries we lucked in. A shower, more pasta and some well earned sleep were in order. Pat and I decided a drink would be a good way to see the day out. As I cannot drink beer and had spotted an unopened bottle of malt Scotch on an out of way shelf I went for it. Evidently they do not serve the spirit of the gods here very often as I was dished up a huge measure and charged very little for it, needless to say another was in order. Campground facilities here were excellent but close the perimeter it can be noisy.
Howdy guys! Wow! And more wow! I haven't finished reading it all yet but it is all wonderful. Well done Tracey - you'll have muscles on muscles when finished. Go girl! Loved the phone moment! Arrgh! Happens to us all but the one that really made me laugh was the helmet and gloves on the descent. It's a wonder you couldn't hear me from here (lol). Yes, there are some great laughs along the way - like whenh Andrew rode down a one-way street the wrong way in Arezzo AND managed to be looking not where he was going so he effectively managed to wipe out 2 girls carrying a fully-laden table complete with glasses .. oh yo. Mi dispiace! Glad the ribbon thingy was a helpful hint.
ReplyDeleteIs that two 90km days in a row???Good thing you boys told Tracey it would only be 60k daily and neglected to mention the 20% gradient climbs and the swirling headwinds and 90km days!!!! No wonder she broke a spoke! Probably needed a rest! Hope u've found some Southern over there Trace!! Keep up the good work xxx
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