Italy - it's a marvelous country but we do not really fit in here. We enjoy being here but not as much as we enjoyed Spain. Maybe it is because there are only two months left of our adventure. Now we often speak about our future plans, who we want to visit, where we want to go for a hike or what new things we want to learn or discover. I guess we are not anymore that much on this trip, with our thoughts we seem more and more home.
Nevertheless we make every day new and beautiful experiences. Today we met an Italian senior that cycles along the coast - he is 77 years old and has still power like a young man, he cycles around 80-90km a day (flat coast). Wow
Or yesterday evening we sat at the beach while reading our books and an Italian senior came to us and started talking to us. In 1969 he was skiing at the World Championship in Czechoslovakia and before he went on his bike and a huge backpack to the North cap. Only a few minutes after this sportsman left came another italian to us and he offered us right away a place to sleep and an ice-cold shower. We were very happy about his offer so we went to his holiday house. He explained to us that a year ago he went on a cycling trip to Sicily and many people offered a place to sleep to him and his friends so he wanted to give something back as he saw us. How perfect!
Since we arrived to the east coast of Italy we cycle also many kilometers per day but we also try to enjoy the Adriatic Sea. It gets more hot than ever and we are constantly sweating, never had such experience before. We try to drink a lot and have breaks in the shade of trees but sometimes we long for an icecold drink or ice cream. This weather is crazy for cycling. We try to start very early - yesterday our day started at 5.30 am so we could cycle with fresh air and a bit shade.
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