On the road...sort of.

The journey is underway! We set of yesterday at around 8am from Brunico in the very north east of Italy. Some people may not know that in fact this area of italy used to be part of Austria until it was given to Italy after the first world war. Mussolini subsequently set about making the towns sound more Italian. So, for example, Brunico was once (and still is) Bruneck. The interesting thing is they still speak German there.

Now I have shared that nugget of info, a bit about the trip. Yesterday was essentially our longest day, covering 156 km, and taking us up to Trento. This was made far simpler by the fact that the Italians have converted an old railway line that runs alongside the river into a massive long cycle path. Although a slightly longer route than the roads, this is good for two reasons; firstly, there is no traffic to deal with; secondly, despite the mountainous terrain, following the river means that you are essentially on a (very gentle) downhill virtually the entire way! As Alan Partridge would say; "cashback!".

Irrespective of the downhill, it was a long day, and following a hearty meal, we hit the hay for the night.

Today has been much harder. Hotter, dryer roads, and we have encountered our first hill climbs. Just stopped for a spot of lunch, before the final 40km of the day (80 km done so far - works up an appetite) to take us to St Giovanni nr Verona.

Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this?

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This e-mail is private and may be confidential and is for the intended recipient only. If misdirected, please notify us by telephone and confirm that it
has been deleted from your system and any copies destroyed. If you are not the intended recipient you are strictly prohibited from using, printing, copying,
distributing or disseminating this e-mail or any information contained in it.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
We use reasonable endeavours to virus scan all E-mails leaving the firm but no warranty is given that this E-mail and any attachments are virus free.
You should undertake your own virus checking. The right to monitor E-mail communications through our networks is reserved by us.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *