Not a lot of time tonight, but I wrestled the computer away from Brian for a few minutes to give you an update on how things are going here in Italy. Today's ride was short but beautiful, especially the end of it as we made it into the heart of Tuscany. We packed up this morning at Angelo's house and picked up our new van (below) that will fill out our transportation needs for the rest of the trip.
Then, we went and picked up Angelo's friends and got ready to take off. Here I am in Brian's back pocket, with my banana, getting ready for the ride...
Here's a picture that was from the Tuscan countryside, about 40 or 50 miles into the ride...
We rode to a beautiful town in Tuscany called "San Gimignano". It was another town that the center was walled off and was a picturesque walk through time... We are definitely figuring out our group dynamics now that our group has changed again, but even with some challenges, we're learning to work together as a team. Here's a pic of the group of us (Brian taking the picture), hanging out on the cathedral steps in town...
The next several days will be long and hard. SO, Brian wanted me to reassure you that although he may not get blogs up for the next few days, but things are still OK. Once this tough stretch is done, there will be updates coming! Until then, here's a final image of me being absolutely scared to death at Angelo's house, at the mercy of "Bobo el Lobo" (or Bobo the wolf), Angelo's dog... If that doesn't scare the pee out of any 2 oz. monkey, I'd like to meet him!
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