Day 3. Umag to Poreć Well the day started perfectly. 100% cloud cover, light breeze and the occasional sprinkle of rain. Just the sort of day we wanted, and needed after the heat of the past few days. Then, it reverted to normal - the cloud cleared, and the sun shone, but at least we were about half way through the ride. The first 20kms or so was mostly along the coast, quite back roads and an incredible number of camping grounds. When I say camping, it was ever...

Day 2 Piran to Umag. Absolute disaster. The longest and biggest climb so far and I forgot to turn on Strava before we left - so no record. On the plus side, I don’t think either one of us will forget about it any time soon. We got away earlier today and were well into the hills and a third of the way in before the heat started. Taking it a bit easier today and the ride went well, arriving in Umag around 1:30pm. We found a cafe under the trees overlooking the...

Muggia to Pula: Day 1 After picking up our bikes we set off on the first leg - 35km ride from San Rocco to Pula. Unfortunately, it was a late start, around 9:30 and very soon we were riding in the heat of the day, 30C and a headwind. A lot of the riding was on a cycle path right on the sea wall, which was great but then as we turned inland the heat, combined with less than optimal maps ( and map readers), began to take its toll. With only a couple of U turns req...

Arrivederci Italy - fino all’anno prossimo Tonight is our last night in Italy, for this trip anyway, and what better way to say Grazie per i ricordi than with a dinner on the terrace overlooking the harbour. Once again the memories are full of the people we unexpectedly met, like the policeman who made us panini when all the cafes were closed, and the guy in the laundromat who offered us his user card when we didn’t have enough change for the dryers. And t...

Well, the early departure went well, bus to the station with plenty of time for coffee and a croissant before the train to Padova which both left Ferrara and arrived Padova on time. 1 hour to kill in Padova, so another coffee etc and then onto the Frecciarossa to Trieste. Another on time arrival, a quick dash across the road to the bus ( no marked pedestrian crossings, just lots of pedestrians crossing) and with the bus waiting at the stop, we arrived as planned...