Currently say by our gorgeous pool. It's insane how beautiful everything is.
So, yesterday. Best thing I have ever done. Robs says the same. It was immense. Very hard day. We cycled 50 miles in the baking sun to just south of Bologna, and then we turned right towards the Apennines. It wasn't until we'd done the 50 miles that the climbing started. 21 miles of it. NON STOP! The views were to die for. Cannot explain in a thousand words what we saw. We averaged around 8 mph while climbing so we climbed for just under 3 hours. Try that at home. So impressed with Rob. He's been training since January for this and it shows. I have some GoProHD footage to show you when I get home. The climbing went on and on and on. Switch back after switch back. It didn't seem to ever end. We climbed to a peak of around 3,500 feet and climbed a total of around 5,500. All of which occurred in 20 miles. The best thing about it was the coming down. We descended for 10 miles with no flat bits, just swooping left and right until we got right down, only to find out we'd over shot the campsite by 8 miles. So we had to phone Robs dad to rescue us. No way did we feel like climbing back up 8 miles. Sod that.
The campsite here is the best campsite I have ever seen. Green plants and bushes everywhere. Amazing pool. There's an Italian family running it and they are awesome, friendly and fantastic at cooking. Rob and his dad had pizza, I had carbonara and chips. In Italy, pasta is a starter. So bolognese, tagliatelle etc are all first course dishes. But the chips filled the hole.
So tempting to stay here but have to move in. Leaving later-ish today to let the legs rest.
Yeah, so amazing what we achieved. 80 miles, 6.5 hrs in the saddle and 5,500 feet of cycling upwards. So buzzing from it all. Can't wait to show you the video footage.
Thanks everyone for continuing to read this and showing your support.
Ciao, ciao!
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