Luckily today we had a short ride only as the temperature is remaining in the mid 30’s. Again we followed the coastal road which was very scenic but also rough. We are noticing that the infrastructure in this part of Italy can be lacking. Roads tend to be poor and there’s lots of garbage strewn about.
We went slightly inland to pass through Galatone and see a notable baroque style church built in the 17th century. The inside is undergoing restoration currently but we could still get a good look at it. The outside is very ornate looking in true baroque style.
Then back to the waterfront to the city of Gallipoli where we are staying right in the centro storico or old city full of narrow twisting streets with tall buildings where the GPS loses satellite contact and then we get lost for a bit. We eventually found ourselves again.
Once again we headed out to the beach to cool off as the thermometer reached 36 degrees. We bought a beach mat to sit on as we seem to be spending a fair bit of time there and we even found a spot for it on the bike.
For supper we found a nice but noisy spot on the waterfront and enjoyed a nice meal and a beautiful sunset.
Stunning view; people hiked down for an uncrowded beach
Have beach mat, will travel
Surviving the heat
It's still not hot enough apparently
Sunburn on my left cheek
Ionian sea sunset
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