Today’s destination is an agriturismo in the Umbrian countryside. It is also the home of Viadelsole, the company with which we contracted this tour.
The main thing to note is that Brenda and are back on the bike as if nothing has happened, a few aches and pains being ignored. In fact, we did an extension to the original route, adding 15 km and two climbs of 1,200 and 1,000 feet. The first climb takes us to the very isolated village of Mercatale, where we find a nice bar for coffee. Photo right, Harry and Janette top the first, most difficult, climb.
After the climbs, the route was mostly around Trasimeno Lake. There are several islands on the lake (see photo on left) which can be visited but we reject this option. In fact the weather looks threatening after lunch so we don’t dally. We arrive at the villa about a half hour before the rain.
Some of us visit a bike store in Perugia which has been family owned since 1933. Jim and the shop owner get along well. Tonight we have a cooking class and it’s quite a production.
Left, Jim Hoyt hanging laundry. On right, a wine break from the cooking class.
Alfonsa leads the cooking class. Since she speaks no English, Luca translates.
MEET THE RIDERS
Harry and Janette Thompson are long time active DATES members. Janette retired a couple of years ago from the legal profession and Harry retired this year from Honda-Acura finance. Janette is in love with tennis and plays on several teams. They have been on both of the former DATES tours, England and Nova Scotia. Also note their photo at the beginning of this blog.
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