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Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [189]
June 25 and 26 - Sunday and Monday Cinque Terra We left before 0800 for the trailhead in Monterossa to hike over to Vernazza. The brochure said it would take an hour and a half - no problem. I must have walked up, oh, about a million steps along the ... Read more >
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Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [194] | Comments [2]
June 24 - Saturday Riomaggiore and Manarola We got up early to catch the train to Riomaggiore in hopes of beating the heat and the crowds. These were the most southerly towns of the Cinque Terra. A short walk to the train station and train ride later ... Read more >
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Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [141]
June 23, Friday Levanto/Monterossa We stopped by the information booth to find out where the trailhead to Monterossa was - it was a free trail unlike the now toll trail that you have to pay to hike between the Cinque Terra towns (3.00/day). It was ... Read more >
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Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [145]
June 22 Thursday Levanto We were out of hotel Parma by 0900 not feeling a need to linger in the city when the Cinque Terra was so close. We got on the train without too much trouble - we're getting better at this. Again we were the only two bikes ... Read more >
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Tuesday, 27 Jun 2006 | Views [139] | Comments [1]
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Tuesday, 27 Jun 2006 | Views [136]
June 19 and 20 Pisa 84 kilometers We really put the kilometers on our bikes today! We were up at about 0430 and left Florence by about 0630. It took us a while to get out of the city and we ended losing some time ... Read more >
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Tuesday, 27 Jun 2006 | Views [137] | Comments [1]
Sunday June 18th+ Florence We got up around 0700- it was already getting warm. We went up the the bar where it was cooler to eat breakfast and check the times for the train departure and cost to get near Assisi. By the time we ... Read more >
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Tuesday, 27 Jun 2006 | Views [152] | Comments [2]
Saturday June 17th+ Florence Lots of walking/hiking around the city One thing I wanted to back track on was our last night in Assisi we met a guy our age from New Zealand who was also using the internet. Jon got to talking ... Read more >
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Sunday, 18 Jun 2006 | Views [211] | Comments [1]
Note: I skipped a day because the PDA isn't saving/experiencing technical difficulties so I had to type the whole thing all over again. Sorry about all typos Friday June 16th+<up early to catch a 0937 train to Florence we packed up and rode downhill ... Read more >
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Friday, 16 Jun 2006 | Views [154]
Wednesday, June 14th We got a relatively early start and were into town before 0800 so we sat at a cafe , I had a cappucino while Jon munched on a pastry we picked up at the local market. After watching the town start it day - parents ... Read more >
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Friday, 16 Jun 2006 | Views [146] | Comments [2]
Tuesday June 13 About 35 kilometers A short ride from Bevagna to Assisi. We walked the 15% grade hill up to the main road to get out of town and decided to take an alternate route that would prolong the down hill but still get us going ... Read more >
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Friday, 16 Jun 2006 | Views [178] | Comments [1]
Monday June 12 63 kilometers. It's hard to keep track of the days which is why we're trying hard to keep up with our journals. I went nearly the entire day thinking it was Tuesday. We discussed the idea of not journalling every day but something ... Read more >
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Friday, 16 Jun 2006 | Views [160]
June 11 Sunday + 48 kilometers We had our last breakfast at the Hotel Roma, which we totally recommend. The staff are courteous, the rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable (and we're not just saying that because we've been sleeping on the ground ... Read more >
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Friday, 16 Jun 2006 | Views [174] | Comments [1]
June 10 - Saturday+ Happy Anniversary mom and dad! We slept like babies. What a treat to sleep in a bed, on real pillows, clean sheets, bathroom right in our room and breakfast was included! It came with a traditional European breakfast: cappucino, ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [237] | Comments [4]
June 9th, Friday 60 kilometers Lido de Tarquinia to Vertibo "What's the matter?" Jon says I was looking really dogged and wanted specifics. "What's the matter?! Are you seriously asking me that question?! Let's see, I biked me ass ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [139]
June 8th - Thursday 68 kilometers Tarquinia It didn't feel like we road so far. It was pretty flat. Arrived in town during siesta, so few shops were open. We were still on the hunt for gas for our stove and ended up buying a whole new burner instead.... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [178]
June 7th - Wednesday. 67 kilometers After a night in the Passo Oscuro campground/RV park we were up bright and early not really interested in lingering. We had both fallen asleep pretty early (again) and it was only today I realized that it could ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [102]
June 6 - Tuesday The ride to Ostia was uneventful. We came over the last hill before town and saw the Mediterranean Sea for the first time. It was pretty dramatic. The town itself was very quaint and our last stop before crossing back over the Tiber ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [130] | Comments [1]
June 5 - Monday About 45 kilometers We left San Guiseppe's after a great breakfast. We found the path along the Tiber and took it as far as we could on our way to Ostia on the coast. Unfortunately, the path ended aburptly with a turn around and no ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [170] | Comments [2]
June 4th - Fantastico! The hotel came with breakfast so we made sure that we ate until we were stuffed as a way of getting the most out of the expensive night's stay. After breakfast we went back to the room and started putting the bikes together. ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [156]
Roma We arrived in Rome without any problems the bikes were still in their boxes and it appeared that someone decided it would be too much trouble to open them up for inspection. Our next hurdle was finding a place to stay for the night. We agreed ... Read more >
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Sunday, 11 Jun 2006 | Views [121]
We're off! June 2, 2006 Day 1 of our Round the World trip. After a morning of hurry, hurry, hurry, faster, faster, aaaannnndd - WAIT. This morning was just shy of chaos. Last minute packing, putting things into the attic for storage, cleaning my sister's ... Read more >
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