For sure, Suzanne. The ears must be as long as the baby goat when they're born and then they just "grow into their ears"

Ankle is doing great - not 100% but getting stronger each day. As am I!

Aren't they amazing!

Wow! That’s a long ride. Hopefully your ankle is doing well.

That’s so sad! I haven’t heard of this before. Old olives are such amazing trees.

Great shot. Worth the detour.

Sights:)

I loved Lecce's baroque, wonderful that you got such an excellent tour! We, too, are usually eager to keep moving and don't spend enough time on the sites. I'll try to remember.

Great reflection on the 'tourist vs traveler' conundrum. Dipping your toe every once in a while in the 'tourist' pool, as you did today, has it's rewards, and you've described them well. It's something that we'll have to keep in mind on our future travels. So true that you will remember why balcony railings are curved at the bottom .... but what was the name of that blasted church??
Looks like you also had a beautiful day in Lecce ... your pictures from today and your day in Otranto are bringing back many great memories for us.
Hope the rest of your journey goes well and that your ankle stories are history.

I too feel “less inclined to give time and energy to the great cathedrals and historical monuments” when I’m visiting by bike. For me, I think it’s because, at the slower pace of cycling, I see so much more between those great sites that it’s information overload and also because, coming from the west coast of Canada, my visits are longer (no point going to Europe for less than 3 weeks) and I try to cram in as much as possible.

It was Rachael - and loads more fun that you and Scott had with your mechanical issues. Hope you get things sorted out soon

Thanks Rich. I can tell all the wonderful things about it when we meet up, hopefully in July

Sounds like you had a wonderful day!

The things we remember! Hope you find luck in Lumel and are back on the road soon.

Nice to know! I think I could remember that one too.