As a mid trip summary, this has been a wonderful trip. Eduard has done a superb job for trip routing. Except for one rainy day, the weather conditions have been great. Cool mornings with temperatures in the upper 60's to low 70's F. it would be hard to hope for better conditions.
The ride lengths are averaging close to 100 km / 62 mi which allows us to enjoy the day without being stressed for time.
Today was Sunday and a duff day. A day without any scheduled riding when you can get your clothes washed, bikes cleaned and for me, a chance to catch up on my blogging. I've been a bit slow with my daily updates, but that's mainly due to bad internet conditions. So today I've had the entire day to catch up on the blog.
Some of the other riders went off to see a nearby monastery. While Chuck, Jan, Eduard and myself wandered off to a local cafe where we had a round of cappuccinos and pastries and watched the traffic go by. There must have been a car show in the vicinity, because every couple of minutes a classic American muscle car or European vintage sports car would come rolling through the circle and we would share stories of cars that we had owned, driven or wished that we had owned.
After sunning ourselves for a while, we decided to have another round of cappuccinos and watch the traffic parade a bit longer as we chatted and solved all the world's problems. A real pleasurable way of spending and afternoon.
At 5 PM we were even able to take in a pipe organ concert at a nearby Catholic church, before taking off for dinner.
You really don't recognize that while you are living in California and the United States the outsized influence on the world's couture, both good and bad.
Oh well, tomorrow we're back on the road after an 8 AM breakfast and then it's off to what promises to be a great day of riding.
Brian
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