12. Verona to Este
8 May 2022 Very nervous start to the day…as I hobbled down to the basement to find our bikes! Wondering if my calf could cope! But foot forward (remember as…
11. Verona
7 Mat 2022 …….and a rest day!! we both needed it! And my calf still very sore…..so it turned out to be well-timed!! Domestic morning…washing…and planning!….in particular Martin’s return to…
10. Iseo to Verona
6 May 2022 We had planned to stop over night at Sirmione…the classic old town poking out into Lake Garda…..but decided that we would avoid the accommodation difficulties (very pricey!!)…and…
9. Bellagio (Lake Como) to Iseo (Lake Iseo)
5 May 2022 Bellagio is lovely…but expensive and busy…so we were happy to move on with a lovely meander down the East side of the Bellagio peninsular…to the head (or…
8. Porto Ceresio (Lake Lugano) to Bellagio (Lake Como)
4 May 2022 A spectacular day of riding today……marred a little by the rain which really did not stop…until we did! Our delightful host came go see us off…. ….and…
7. Pettenasco (Lake Orta) to Porto Ceresio (Lake Lugano)
3 May 2022 Mostly a great day’s ride today. Except for our first bit of rain! Not too bad…but made the first hour a bit miserable…as we headed up the…
6. Rest Day: Lake Orta
2 May 2022 Whilst Martin headed off into the hills….I needed a rest!! So I hopped on the ferry back to Orta san Giulio for the morning…and just chilled out!!…
5. Vercelli to Pettenasco (Lake Orta)
1 May 2022 Our last day before a well-deserved rest day! We had a similar problem of fast busy roads as we left Vercelli, but soon found a quiet route…
4. Neive to Vercelli
30 April 2022 All hell broke loose when I ventured down to the cellar to load up the bikes….as the alarm broke the early morning lethargy of the whole village!! …
3. Millesimo to Neive
29 April 2022 Another gorgeous day of riding today…as we headed over the hills into the wine-growing region around Alba. Narrow carless roads in the main…with lots of ups and…
2. Laigueglia to Millesimo
28 April 2022 A great breakfast…and after just five more kms on the coast…we headed inland….and a relentless 800m climb all in one go!! A simply glorious ride…in wonderful weather!…
1. Menton to Laigueglia
27 April 2022 It was so good to get on the bikes and venture forth. So liberating to be finally on the road. After Covid worries…Putin worries…flight worries etc….it is…
Day Zero: Collioure to Menton
26 April 2022 And we are off….but day zero seems an appropriate name probably…..for we have not cycled any distance at all today. But it has been a big day!! …
Prologue
And we’re off…nearly! Discombobulation is such a good word really. And describes well the build-up to this year’s ride. 30 months in the making…makes it sound like a well-oiled well-planned…
Introduction
This is a personal diary…intended for family and friends…so only those interested need to view! Self-indulgent…or just a means of avoiding communicating with too many folk. Take it as you…