Sunday, May 07, 2006

End of biking, on to Rome


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Originally uploaded by pdbreen.
After breakfast this morning, we reluctantly say our goodbyes to our guides - Franco, Claudio and Luigi - as we board a bus that will take us to Rome.
The guides did a wonderful job during the tour ensuring that any issues were dealt with (even small things like letting me borrow a pair of sunglasses for a few days until I could buy my own) and that the supply of water, fruit and cookies was always available when needed during the ride. With one of the guides in the van and the other 2 riding with the group, there was no need to worry about anything other than enjoying the ride. If a problem did occur, they were there to take care of it. On one of the rides, Ted got a flat and they quickly arrived with a complete replacement wheel in the time it took to take the flat tire off the rim. All of this will be missed on my rides in Cambridge!

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