June 15

 Another beautiful day to ride.  High temperature of 78 degrees and sunny.  Only planned to ride about 21 miles today but it was all along the Amalfi Coast road and I knew it was going to be hilly.

And hilly it was.  It seemed 90% of the ride was uphill.  But we stopped several times to get pictures, a few more time to catch our breath, and once for Italian ice!!

Tomorrow will be another low mileage day as we will be visiting Pompeii and I expect we will be in the park for a few hours.

Beautiful views all along the coast.
So many yachts off the coast of Positano.
Amazing hotels built into the cliffsides - with many steps to get down to the water!!
And amazing homes every time you peer over the edge of the road.



 






Comments

  1. ChuckJune 15, 2024 at 5:57 PM

    Wow! Amazing pictures. Glad the weather is cooperating. Sounds like Italian ice is replacing ice cream on this trip. Keep on pedaling!!!

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  2. ChuckJune 16, 2024 at 8:19 AM

    Happy Father's Day Doug! Get Brian to treat you to Italian ice today!!!

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  3. SueJune 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM

    I'll take the house on the right with the ocean blue water in the pool! It's so beautiful! Remember all the good spots, cause it looks like you're gonna have to take me there ;)
    I can only imagine the hills, and on a bike, ugh. Are these your worst days for hills on the trip?
    Happy Father's Day!

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  4. BobbieJune 17, 2024 at 6:49 AM

    Gorgeous pictures!

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  5. VijayJune 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM

    Amazing views. Will update the Walden coffee gang about your trip.

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