Ride the Med

Start point: Roma, Italy End point: Sonnino, Italy Miles: 58 Key words: cobbleboulders, shade trees, sunscreen, olive groves, linguistic tango, sunset After two glorious free days in Rome we set off for parts unknown. Yes we do that everyday, but…
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Start point: Roma, Italy End point: Roma, Italy Miles: 0 Key words: tune-up, Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, wishes, colosseum, friends Two days off in Rome! It was surreal. We had become so accustomed to the daily grind of cycle, rinse,…
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Start point: Montalto di Castro, Italy End point: Roma, Italy Miles: 73 Key words: unstoppable, peace offering, transformstion, fruit artist, rush hour, home There was an air of excitement as we packed our panniers this morning. Today we had our…
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Start point: Roccastrada, Italy End point: Montalto di Castro, Italy Miles: 83 Key words: bars, hot, gatorade, cicadas, tire changing party, bugs Having routed a shorter day yesterday in anticipation of torrential rain (which never materialized) today we had a…
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Start point: Siena, Italy End point: Roccastrada, Italy Miles: 32 Key words: survival, chamois cream, medieval, leaping, travelers, champagne Having experienced a very rainy evening in Siena the night before, and every online weather source assuring us today would be…
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