You made the right decision. It wasn’t the traffic on the road so much as the nature of the climb, pretty much straight up. Not built for loaded bikes!

We. Took the train over that part!!

There are even two unicycles!

Nice meeting you. Today we arrived in Naturns near Meran.

Oh good. When we were down that way we chickened out of the Dolomites and took a train toward Venice. So we need you to explore and show us what is there.

We are not sure how long this weather will last but Keith is napping by the pool as I write this after we both had an incredibly refreshing swim 😎. I have told him he can go exploring the Dolomites by himself and just pick me up here when he is done...but I don’t mean it!

Thanks Kathleen. Today was a completely different kind of a day...climbing and climbing and not getting very far hehe. I think I will title the day ‘Don’t confuse a short day with an easy one’. We are in the most amazing bike hotel with a pool and happy as clams though. Clams with very tired legs, if clams had legs hehe.

Very little traffic. Mostly motorcycles 🏍. They are great.

The visibility was good, much better than a regular tunnel and the noise was dissipated as well. It also helped that we only had traffic in one direction 👍.

Rain has come to Vancouver Island, at least for the next week. Also we made our first fire in the wood stove. You sure chose the right place to be in!

How wonderful for you - that was definitely a day for the record book. The photos are gorgeous enough I can't think how much better it could be in real life. The way you wrote this I felt your joy and it lifted me up today. And I was in a good mood already.

All I can say is Kudos to you both for Tour-worthy climbing and overall ride!

30C is only bearable next to a swimming pool or other water - how did you manage?

Stunning scenery as a reward for your climbs!

And what a wonderfully inviting bed!