Category Archives: Italy 2014

Today was a long, flat, beautiful ride. The kind that any normal tourist might enjoy doing as a way to see Italy. There was one section that was essentially a bike path, with rows of tall cornfields hovering to the … Continue reading →

I woke up early and drank two bottles of water, preparing for the day. Unfortunately, that made me so full that it was hard to get breakfast down. That turned out to be bad. We packed our panniers and pedaled … Continue reading →

I sunburned my ears yesterday. Otherwise I’m intact. Today, the Passo Gavia, was easy compared to that ride. The first hour and a half were a breeze. There is this sport people do here, which is like roller-skiing. They have … Continue reading →

The weather is gorgeous now. Bright and sunny and not too hot because of the mountain air. Taking off from the hotel we passed two big ole giant ostriches in someone’s yard. Just a couple of random ostriches. My animal … Continue reading →

So last night after a long call to Apple, squinting in the dim light to figure out whether my serial number contains a Q or an O, and them not really being able to hear me anyway, they told me … Continue reading →

I finally slept well last night. In fact, I crashed out in the middle of the World Cup Final. Today there was another in the endless rainy forecasts, so we talked to the hotel proprietress about the options for taking … Continue reading →

Post delayed. iPad down (but we are not!)

I felt so much better today. We rode up the Passo Pordoi and it felt kind of easy. Of course it was technically much easier than yesterday. And we’re back at the same hotel again tonight so we didn’t have … Continue reading →

Oh my God, is it really only the third day? We both woke up groaning this morning. And the truth is, I haven’t even been sleeping that well. How that’s possible I don’t know. We had to stop and ask … Continue reading →