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It is wonderful! I had a great hike today. FYI, we are staying at Dal Sandro B&B which has a spectacular view.
3 years agoYou made it to Elba! As you know, it’s in the Scribble plan. I hope you enjoy your time there.
3 years agoThat’s funny. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt, but it was unintentional. I’m not sure if the editor slipped that in or if it was an odd mental slip, but I hadn’t noticed it myself.
3 years agoI like how your wrote "tree routes" twice. The first time I read it I thought it was an odd typo but, no, you have always had a high degree of cleverity, which I enjoy.
3 years agoAmbitious? Yeah. I'm trying to make up for lost time and Al feels two months is more than enough time away. It wasn't that long ago that he refused to go for more than 3 weeks. I had to convince him that, now he was retired, there was no reason to rush home. Maybe after 5 weeks in Spain and two months in Italy, he'll change his tune.
3 years agoYes, going inland is the way to go, I’m sure - at least as far as Lucca, which you wouldn’t want to miss anyway. This caused me to go back and look at your scribble again though. Ambitious!
3 years agoWhat a ride! I had to check my planned route through that area after reading your account but it seems I didn't put us on the scary bit. We will turn inland at Marina di Pisa and stay inland until we hit the coast again near Massa (wiping sweat off brow).
3 years agoNo. Elba is almost directly south from here, but this is looking west. And it’s much too small. Elba is surprisingly large - big enough for a multi-day stay and some challenging day rides. Maybe Gorgona?
3 years agoIs that Elba out there?
3 years agoLOL!
3 years agoWhew!
Sounds like the scariest bit of road you've been on in quite a while. I actually don't remember any Team Anderson description quite so intense.
Glad you made it out in two pieces!
Love this shot!
Feels like a dream.
That’s what we thought. Looking at it now, I wish I’d thought to take several shots and stitch them together.
3 years agoTrue. But I’ll remind you of that trick with a hacksaw I suggested earlier.
3 years ago
Good to know! We have 3 nights booked at Hotel Villa Ombrosa which hopefully also has a nice view. It has a beach too, but I don't know if I'll be swimming in May. Al might.
3 years ago