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Bravo! What a great experience.
6 years agoJeepers!
6 years agoIs that chest hair I’m seeing? Not you, Kathleen! Congratulation you two!!
6 years agoCongratulations! So glad you had such good weather to do it. Clearly not too hot, either, since you appear to have worn your jacket all the way up.
6 years agoI would say so.
6 years agoHi Scott - it was a perfect day today so we thought we would at least poke our nose up the Stelvio. We made it to the top and it was undoubtedly the hardest climb ever for both us. We dropped our panniers off at the hotel in Prato and only took the essentials. There are options though. There are couple hotels on the way up so you could go up part way check in and go to top the next day. The views are fantastic. Very busy with roadies, some electric bikes and of course hundreds of motorcycles. Passed a couple of bike / motorcyle incidents but fortunately nothing serious. We replaced most the calories burned today with a great dinner at the hotel.
Keith
Stelvio!! Our waiter at dinner tonight asked if it was in our plans, and we said we hoped so if the weather cooperated. He whistled appreciatively, and waggles his fingers. So there’s a sign.
6 years agoKeith is crushed he didn’t get a photo of Julia. He left her a note this morning as today was her day off.
6 years agoGeez!!! aj
6 years agoThank heavens he wasn’t too wide. That was from Doug.
6 years agovery wise
6 years agoThe route down from the Reschen Pass is a strong contender for the best we have ever seen. The apples must be amazing right now?
About the croissant - the thing that puzzled us was that while South Tyrol seems Austrian -e.g. bakeries look like backereis - the baking actually leans to the very weak Italian, and will get weaker the deeper into Italy you get.
How cruel not to have a photo yet of Julia!
Thanks for the reply, Keith. We are heading south from here to Venice, and then across to Slovenia and Croatia. We’ll be interested to see which route you end up taking through the Dolomites. Whichever way you go, I’m sure the scenery will be spectacular.
6 years agoHi Wendy - so nice to receive your note. Yes the weather wasn’t great for a couple of days. We are now on the Claudia Augusta at Glurns ( a walled medieval city south of Nauders) and the weather has improved for us. We are also headed for the Dolomites although not really sure of the route we will take. Where to after the Dolomites? The number of people cycling this area is amazing - tourers, road bikes, mountain bikes etc. Enjoy your time in the Dolomites.
Keith (for Kathleen who is blogging)
Fabulous job. We are planning to do the pass October 6 if the weather permits. I’m glad to see the weather get better for you. Hope it continues.
6 years ago