laughing was one of the last things on our minds for most of today! We
woke up this morning in our tent (in the dense undergrowth of the
woods just west of Bergamo in Italy) to the dreaded sound of rain on
the flysheet. This was to set the scene for the rest of the day...
Unfortunately the rain only got heavier, and with temps hovering
around 11 deg C, and us in our summer cycling kit, it was unpleasant!
Lunch was spent shivering in a supermarket which was the only place
which seemed to be open and relativley warm.
And the cherry on the cake was getting to our destination 137km later
(Manerba del Garda on the shore of lake Garda) in the dark to find
that all of the roughly 10+ campsites were closed. Luckily after
pulling into the local old age home, the kind manager called all the
hotels in town to find us one which was open and had a room for us.
And no, another night of rough camping was not an option!
The good news is we are now warm and dry and slightly mellow fom
dehydration and half a bottle of cheap wine! The musty air in this
room from all our drying clothes is probably not helping the
situation.
Tomorrow we have a long ride (140km+) South towards Modena. The locals
tell us the weather will be better tomorrow, let's hope they are
right!
Tip of the day: don't try cycle touring in Europe in late October!
Mark
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