I know, I am far, far, far from having anything in common with Audrey Hepburn, sadly, and I don’t know that Steve could ever be compared to a young Gregory Peck, but we’ll be happy to share one thing with these two timeless stars - a Roman Holiday! The Big City was today’s destination and after... Continue Reading →

Wednesday, October 28 It was another day for Ira and Big Blue to take one for the team. The rain came down, we zipped into our slicks, I made use of yet another complimentary, disposable, shower cap from the hotel, to make a waterproof bike seat cover and we set off into the wet. It... Continue Reading →

Yep, some of the things we’ve been experiencing lately, continued to appear today…they just kept comin’! First were the hills. They kept on comin’! We went up and up and up again today. Long climbs, not mega steep, but long and constant. The gears got a workout on the uphill and the brakes got an... Continue Reading →

Today was a day to explore the city on the cliff, Orvieto. The funicular won the vote, so we walked down our hill to the station and caught the little cable car up the cliff face to the town centre. It’s quite an amazing place, this medieval city, sitting high above the surrounding valley. The... Continue Reading →

We put the clocks back an hour last night, so Daylight Savings is over and the days will draw in faster than ever now. We did at least get a warm up this morning I suppose. It was a very cold morning, but at least we got to warm up the muscles for 3km before... Continue Reading →

With not a great deal worth reporting today, for my own entertainment I have put today’s blog post into verse. Here goes…   Two tourists from Tassie went pedalling On a morn’ of Saturday When they saw a grand sight ’Twas the sun shining bright And they shouted “Hip, hip, hip hooray!”   The road... Continue Reading →

When I looked outside this morning, it was to see sunshine and clear sky, but…the trees were flapping and swaying like they were being shaken by a huge, unseen hand. It was windy! We packed up and pedalled out into another cool, but not too chilly, morning and set off along the road. All praise... Continue Reading →

Oh what a beautiful moooooorniiing, oh what a beautiful daaaaaay… When we set off riding this morning, it was into one of those splendid, clear, crisp autumn mornings. I’ll put the emphasis on ‘crisp’ because it was cold and I had to dust off the gloves for the first time in months. It was a... Continue Reading →

Farewell Firenze, time to move on, thanks for the memories. We pedalled through the streets of Florence, heading out of town, mingling with the morning peak hour traffic. We’ve ridden on busy main roads many times, with trucks all but grazing our elbows and this is a regular cycling hazard. Today we had a new... Continue Reading →

Our final day in Florence, before pedalling on. I couldn’t leave this city without going for a run, so this morning, as soon as it was light, we set off towards the nice big park we had ridden through when we first arrived. Steve came with me on the bike, to guide me through the... Continue Reading →