Oggi abbiamo fatto ancora 120 chilometri e siamo arrivati a Montalto di Castro, un paese abbastanza vicino a Civitavecchia. Faceva molto caldo oggi, infatti e' stato il giorno più caldo di tutto il viaggio. Comunque non e' stato tanto duro e le colline erano poche. Domani speriamo di oltrepassare Roma.
Today we set a personal best for late starts and we didn't get on the road till 12. Just in time that lovely midday sun! And it really was roasting. We were stopping for drinks in almost every bar we could find.
Luckily there were quite a few bars as we passed through lots of small villages in order to avoid the dangerous 'via aurelia'. We were planning on just going for it but we got chatting to a veteran Italian cyclist this morning and he dissuaded us.
Given that we didn't leave till so late and we had to stop so often we are quite pleased with our 75 miles and we are right on target for arriving at Picinisco on Saturday.
The day has really passed without much incident. The only thing out of the ordinary happened when we asked a man in a remote village if there was a bar nearby and he replied 'I am the bar'. He then led us down a set of steps into basement that had an old, dark bar in it. He turned out to be very friendly and showed a lot of interest in our trip.
Again the countryside has been very picturesque, with rolling hills and sunflower fields.
Tomorrow we will pass through Rome and stop just beyond it.
(posted 17/07/09 at 00:57)
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Hi Guys,
Andrew at Maggie's gave me your url. and told me about what you are doing. I've just read your whole site and think that you guys are ABSOLUTELY AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING.
I'm a patient at the WGH and am "almost(in with the bricks") at Maggie's.
From the depths of my soul I thank you.
Take good care of yourselves,
Joannie Mc
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