Gravina - Matera - Wandering in Puglia

May 18, 2022

Gravina - Matera

It’s windy in Italy, but lucky for us the wind was mostly to our backs today. Just a short ride with a couple of steep sections, one getting out of Gravina and the other getting into Matera.

I think I’ve mentioned that my brother isn’t a big fan of the sweet Italian breakfasts, so when we were asked yesterday if we wanted sweet or salty, I kept it simple by going along with his salty. We had no real idea what that meant.

This is what it meant. Accompanied by a cappuccino, juice, and slices of baguette. We got our daily protein early.

With the wind we made good time and there were moments going up hills where it felt as if there was a hand on my back, pushing me.

Entering Basilicata. The sign behind the stop sign says you are entering a nuclear free zone. We're okay as long as nobody checks us with a Geiger counter. We are Hanford Downwinders.

It was a nice ride on low traffic, decent shape roads. Even got to wave to the Google car. One small note, there used to be a marked, raised bike lane going into Matera. One can still see where it is supposed to be, but the raised pavement is mostly gone.

Got out for a bit of a walk in the heat of the day. Tomorrow morning it’s a guided tour of Matera.

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Accommodation: AirBnB - PaneAmore

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