It was an amazing morning – blue skies and no wind, and we finally get to leave
Finale. And this was another amazing trek, following a much more rugged
coastline and going through the picturesque village of Noli, which is lined
with beautiful palm trees along the sea walk. Today I wanted to acknowledge the
bike riders, and being Sunday there were many more on the road. Mostly men of
all ages and sizes, and most in their colourful bike attire – spandex jersey
and shorts. Not a pretty site for some of the oversized riders. It’s a very
popular sport and what a surprise today. As we were making our way along the road
to Noli, hundreds of riders came whizzing by without warning. There were so
many riders we could feel the wind as they flew past, just as is seen on the
tour d’Italia. It was a bit of a scary moment due to the number of riders and
the speed they were travelling.
It was very
easy to find our hotel today. Days before I do a Google map search or use an
Italian hotel search web site and get the names and phone numbers of reasonably
priced and highly rated (70% or better) hotels. We were booking ahead the first
few nights, but realized that finding accommodations during this period is not
a problem. Therefore, if we decide to stop I’ll go through my list, and we’ve always
been able to find a room – and usually with breakfast, on average for 60 Euros
a night.
The town of
Spotorno is designed slightly different from other towns we’ve passed. The town
is separated by a main road and uses a series of underpasses to cross the
street. We strolled the beach passing children on a trampoline attached to a
harness like in circus training, and men playing volleyball. And because of the
rugged coastline there were many fishers on the rocks, but I’ve yet to see
anyone catch a fish. We enjoyed our hotel room, which has a large patio that
allowed us to have lunch and enjoy a glass of wine in the afternoon sun.
Check
out Picasa Week 3 photos Spotorno (CTRL+Link to open in a new tab)
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