(Written by Dave) It rained quite heavily overnight and was raining when the alarm went off at 7AM today. What else could we do other than to call rain-delay-day number two. We have few days up our sleeves and a big hill to climb from here to the next stop. There was some risk of … Continue reading Rain day two – hanging in Sestri Levante
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Rain day and touring in Cinque Terre
(Written by Nancy) Well, we woke up to dark grey skies and as we debated what to do it started to rain and that settled it for us – a day off to let the storms pass and take the opportunity to explore the Cinque Terre area a bit. We stopped at a little bakery … Continue reading Rain day and touring in Cinque Terre
Hill day – Genova to Sestri Levante (58/12,221 ks)
(written by Dave) We’d been warned about hills today but also told that the route was “tranquil”. It was both. We ended up stopping a little before our intended destination due to the hills. The next section of road contains the biggest hill of this part of the coast and we are just not in … Continue reading Hill day – Genova to Sestri Levante (58/12,221 ks)
Super Mauro to the rescue – Pietra Ligure to Genova (77/12,163k)
(written by Nancy) It was very quiet in the campground last night, though strangely enough there seemed to be birds chirping all night. It was pretty chilly and started to sprinkle about 2:30am – I jumped up to get the laundry we had hanging on the line as Dave mumbled about that being a good … Continue reading Super Mauro to the rescue – Pietra Ligure to Genova (77/12,163k)
Following the coast road – San Remo to Pietra Ligure (73/12086Ks)
(written by Nancy) First night in the tent in many months and it wasn’t too bad even with the hard brick ground. We were pretty close to the road so there was a bit of traffic noise that kept us awake for a bit. Actually, I think the group of worker guys who came in … Continue reading Following the coast road – San Remo to Pietra Ligure (73/12086Ks)
Into Italy! Nice to San Remo (58/12,126k)
(written by Dave) We had a nice day riding from Nice to San Remo (sorry, couldn’t resist one more nice/Nice comment)… We were up early but pretty slow getting going. Even though we test packed everything last night, items kept appearing from out of thin air. The bags went from having a little extra space … Continue reading Into Italy! Nice to San Remo (58/12,126k)
And we’re off (again) – last post from Nice
(written by Nancy) We ride tomorrow. Dave is very excited. I am nervous. It never seems like we have enough time for packing, planning and organizing before we go. I know that it will great once we get out there but the days leading up to departure are always stressful – Yes, I know, how … Continue reading And we’re off (again) – last post from Nice
A tourist day to Antibes – interested in a super yacht?
(written by Dave) Today we took a break from packing, planning and general trip-readiness issues in order to play tourists again and re-visit Antibes. We visited Antibes with my mother and nephew Mats In January but it was bucketing down rain and cold all day so we really didn’t see much. Today we had temps … Continue reading A tourist day to Antibes – interested in a super yacht?
Testing out the bikes and day-tripping in Nice
(written by Dave) Today we went for a ride. A bike ride that is. What fun. We actually did a ride last weekend as well but it was too short to report here. We’ve gotten the bikes back into trip-shape but we needed to test them out before taking to the road for good next … Continue reading Testing out the bikes and day-tripping in Nice
An amazing day in the mountains at Entrevaux
(written by Nancy) Today we went on a bit of an expedition up into the mountains northwest of Nice to the small village of Entrevaux. What a spectacular place it turned out to be! We took a small local train (the Chermins de Fer de Provence) from Nice that goes up into the mountains, stopping … Continue reading An amazing day in the mountains at Entrevaux
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