Today's ride was one of the best ever rivalling Kilarney for sheer beauty.
We atarted out in the techno Park hotel having a big breakfast as dad suggested.
Then the path along the Navigli Martenese was gravel and beautiful. Then a steep detour and a torre to view after crossing the A4 in a bridge.
Then along the Adda river fro 20ks of dream forest landscape and glorious water falls and views. Just simply marvelous. The path was a tad lumpy in places and yet Da Vinci's fiume more than made up for the mild rattle.
Green with forest sweeping down tot eh river with the first touches of gold autumn. Wild torrents leaping at times into the navigli along the side.....
Wed 15th sep
The Fiume d’Adda where Leonardo cogitated proved a spectacularly wonderful cycle path. 30 odd Ks from Casana D’adda to Brivio were simply out of this world. A navigli for the morning and a roaring river for the arvo, Gravel most of the way and then truncated before reaching Lecco at Brivio but truly beautiful. Overgrown locks and cataracts around sudden stone cornered walls were cool and shady treats. Our first outdoor cuchina with espresso and grapes for lunch. Really grateful to Alison Turner in Pedal; Power for her recommendation We pulled up tired in Cisana after crossing the narrow bridge at Brivio and stayed at the wonderful Fatur hotel and restaurant. The meal was simply wonderful with a goats cheese terrine and a very finely made lasagne with eggplant and sweet potato. Crème brulee for desert. Nice people and a really woody and reasonable room.
Finally Brivio and it all runs out ....two hotels later we are at the Fatur a very lovely hotel with very friendly staff.
Some omeopatica calendula for sore toes and bieri for sunburnt faces and we are normal again....
Really really lovely riding today.
102 hotel 8 gelati
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