Today’s ride was tough. The temperature was high, about 30 C, and the terrain hilly. The other complicating factor was that Katharine was better but still recovering so lacked horsepower. We all made it but it was challenging, even for the healthy ones, poor Katharine!
The day began with a 10% grade climb up 180 meters in elevation. There were several more significant climbs later in the day also but we managed by rewarding ourselves with lemon soda and ice cream along the way.
However the views were spectacular. Countless hillside vineyards, beautiful homes, hilltop villages, gardens, even some ancient ruins. So once you get to the top it seems worth the climb.
We found our B&B outside of Alba without too much trouble. We were a bit ahead of our buddies and found it easily but their GPS led them a little astray and caused them to do a few kms extra. But now we’re here for 3 nights so we can all recover from a tough ride. It was a wonderful day of holidaying with great friends in a beautiful country.
For supper our B&B host took pity on us and drove us to and from a restaurant as there wasn’t one close by, I guess we looked “stanco” (tired). Another great view of wine country there.
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