If you would like to see details about our journey, check out our itinerary and our bike route.
We woke up a little earlier today, after all that rest yesterday. Our host served another good breakfast with juice, croissants, bread, eggs, cheese, and coffee. Then we moved into rest mode again.
Actually, this was also a bit of a chore day. I worked on banking, the itinerary, the blog, and communication with friends and relatives. Ken did bike maintenance. We took a little walk around the property. Ken rode up to a village about 6 miles away and had a cappuccino.
Dinner was at the agriturismo, homemade by Luisa from local products. Our dinner companions were a family from Bulgaria, here to do some paragliding. The dad spoke fluent English; he works in software engineering and is passionate about paragliding. Said the Dolomiti have perfect thermals and are a favorite place to glide. The mom works as a legal professional, spoke less English. The 10-year-old, Stephanie, asked permission to speak with us and introduced herself and her parents in perfect English. We asked about biking in Bulgaria, and they cautioned that there is a lot of theft and the roads are not in great shape--but said it is a beautiful country.
We weren't sure about this place when we arrived; it seemed a little rustic and rundown, and we wondered if we would be comfortable for three whole days here. Yes, we were more than comfortable. The quiet of the farm and the kindness of the people grew on us
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| The outside dining terrace at our agriturismo. |
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| The staircase to guestrooms above the kitchen and dining room. |
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| A covered porch, with steps leading down to the rifugio in the foreground. |
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| An old stable block has been turned into guestrooms and apartments. The stairs in the foreground lead to our apartment on the first floor (what we Americans would call the second floor). |
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| The family chapel. |
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| View of Bolzano from the farm across the road. |
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| View of the mountains from a gravel farm track along the edge of the agriturismo. |
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| The stable block was built to last. |
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| Our host had assigned guests to tables for their stay. We were given one end of a long table on the covered porch. This little table in front of the kitchen was used by the host and her family. |
