by nickpannaman | Jun 6, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
58 miles ridden – 5400 feet climbed. I had forgotten how much noise frogs make when there are a lot of them in a calm, safe pond with lots of insects to eat. They started at dusk and finished at dawn – I just hope all the noise was worth it! Much of today...
by nickpannaman | Jun 5, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
63 miles ridden – 5900 feet climbed Boring isn’t it? Another fabulous day cycling in the sunshine. Last night’s hotel was very luxurious and we both slept very well indeed so it was a rude awakening to go in for breakfast and find ourselves...
by nickpannaman | Jun 4, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
73 miles ridden – 4800 feet climbed. It’s a clichè but another fabulous day’s riding which followed breakfast in the garden of the hotel which was a lovely start to the day. The first 40 miles or so was rolling hills – nothing too extreme...
by nickpannaman | Jun 3, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
0 miles ridden – 0 feet climbed although walking around Siena it doen’t feel like it. Woke up and lay there – no need to move – no early breakfast – no lycra – just lie and enjoy. It’s the simple luxuries in life that make the...
by nickpannaman | Jun 3, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
54 miles ridden – 4600 feet climbed Today was another hot day with lots of small climbs rather than the long drags we had yesterday. The day began with a coach transfer from our hotel in Pistoia to the centre of Florence in order to avoid the extensive...
