Day 1: Arrival
Emily, Frauke, and I left early and headed for the Gardasee. We had a lazy afternoon once we arrived. Above left: Unfortunately not all towels are created equal and it…
Emily visits
Emily is visiting me from Norway for a few days before we drive to the Gardasee on 8 July and meet Chris around the 13 July. We went swimming in…
Day 4 – A ride and then back to Germany
Frauke and I had severe motivational problems half way through our ride today and as we had lost the route we decided to return early. Instead we lazed at the…
Day 3 – More riding
We had a few hours of ascending in the morning to an interesting little park area in the hills. Lunch, and a steep little descent. We met a few German…
Day 2 – Santa Barbara
The ride today started with a very steep section for about 700 vertical metres on a tiny little sealed road. We made a wrong turn at some point in a…