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The first day of cycling near San Donato |
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The views were extraordinary, as was the weather this first day. |
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Skies so blue, with the Cypress Trees all in a line |
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View of a typical simple home along the roadside |
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The roads were often empty, the views vast |
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The Cypress Trees and the vineyards all in a line! |
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Two fellow cyclists just making it up a rather steep hill |
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Another climb out alongside the vineyards that stretched for miles along the roadside |
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San Gimingnano, the walled city with the towers. What great food! |
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After about 40 miles, some great food! |
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A square in the walled city |
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The next morning (Tuesday), an early shower with a rainbow! |
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Beautiful homes lined the quaint streets |
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Gee, I look weird on that bike! |
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How come they're all wearing the same thing? :-) Misty, Richard and Joyce |
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The roads keep going! |
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The scenery was awesome! |
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So little traffic! |
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A stop to pick up sandwiches at the top of "Ridiculous', an Italian city with a ridiculous climb |
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The sunflowers were drying...the city of Ridiculous in the distance. We'll be biking back up there later! :-) |
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Slight clouds caused such interesting shadows on the landscape |
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Awesome beauty! |
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Love those Cypress Trees |
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We stop for some water on the 'long option' (Steve, Bruce and I) Tuesday |
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Bruce and Steve are no longer in sight! |
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Do we really have to climb this hill? The answer is yes! |
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We're climbing...notice the road in the distance where we started! |
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We pass this unbelieveable home in this secluded unpaved road! |
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I can't imagine looking more posed. But I'm still smiling! |
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The hotel- a converted farmhouse! That door at the end is my room. |
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Beautiful and authentic! (Our Second day) |
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After 53 miles and many hills, I'm tired! |
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Wasn't easy being surrounded by such good company. (I had to pay them all $5 to pose with me :-) |
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The next morning (Wednesday). View from the front of the farmhouse/inn we stayed in. |
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The front of the farmhouse in the early morning! |
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The leaders, Amanda and Deni, attend to our bikes early in the morning! |
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Our inn! (Wednesday AM) |
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We walk around Sienna (Michelle, Kathleen, Richard, Joyce ) |
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The Abbey and the frescos! |
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Still standing! Amazing! |
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