Today the real biking begins. The daily routine that's established today ends up being mostly the same for the remainder of the biking days. Here's a typical day:
- 7am wake up
- 8am breakfast
- 8:30am - briefing on local history, where we will be biking and a detailed review of the instructions for the days ride at
- 10am - morning riding
- 1pm - lunch, exploration of town of the day
- 2:30pm - gelato of the day
- 4-5pm - return to (or arrive at) hotel
- 6pm - shower, prepare for dinner
- 7pm - event or other gathering
- 7:30-8pm - dinner
After last nights dinner, it was nice to see breakfast was a bit more ordinary. It was still buffet with plenty to choose from, but it was much easier to show restraint and eat normally. Today's ride is a loop - we will end at the same hotel we are starting from. At least that's the plan. There are 8 pages(!) of directions. They are good about highlighting which turns are tricky - but with that many turns, it will definitely be interesting.
Ted and I ride with David and Jennifer - a couple from Newton, MA that are also strong riders (they did 3 loops the prior day). It takes a little bit to get into the rythym of the ride - there's a desire to talk to get to know one another, but with turns coming sometimes every 100 meters on unfamiliar roads, its often difficult to do so. Shortly into the ride, we stop at an old Roman bridge - the first true Roman ruin I've seen (also good as this means we are definitely going the right way).
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