After we left our little stone house and were soon skimming along the country lanes.
Although for a ride described as rolling down the hills there was a considerable amount of up!
But as David says it’s worth it for the views.
We had to stop for a goat and sheep crossing
Before our descent onto the plain we had a fantastic view across to the Adriatic- I couldn’t believe I had cycled so much up hill!
Lots of lizards
We entered an area of ancient olive trees – gnarled with centuries of character
And they seem to be able to grow bean trees too!
Everyone is very friendly and the few cars we see are very thoughtful of us touristi inglesi. They even have signs to make the cars be nice.
All the Lycra-clad cyclists are welcoming too, all waving ciao as they whizz past. I go quite slowly because I don’t want to crash into one of these!
However 90% of the time there is no one else here at all – and such beautiful flowers all the way as Spring has been late here.
It’s not hot, just sunny and perfect cycling weather.
We found derelict Trulli by the road and had a look inside – it must have been quite fine in its day.
Quite a bit of work needed
This is not only an olive grove, it is also,a potato field:
Part of our ride took us along the Roman Appian Way here since 109
We couldn’t resist a short detour to the sea for a spot of seafood.
And we were given lemoncello – yum!
After lunch it was a 14km cycle to our agrotourismo accommodation which is in a rather grand looking castello!
