Today’s ride was the longest this year, 95km, but not too hard as it was mostly flat. We have had much harder days on other trips. However the heat does make it a bit challenging, we were careful to stay well hydrated.
Our mileage should only have been 88km but we had a hard time getting started as we were trying to connect with the eurovelo track like we did 2 days prior. We eventually found it but it was more suited to a mountain bike so we abandoned it for the highway but later rejoined it when it was paved. Again a nice ride away from traffic with our own private path. We made it there in about 5 hours with a couple good breaks.
After the clean up we wandered around the old town, found supper and gelato then back to the hotel for a well earned repose.
We haven't seen a field of sunflowers since France a few years ago
Weird lunch stop at a park and apparently a cat refuge
A panorama of the central piazza in Ferrara
Savonarola was a nasty man, and maybe a dementor
Having a Mary Poppins moment in Via Mazzini
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