Day 32 - March 3rd - Trento to 10km south of Feltre - 115km

A clear blue sky this morning but a bit hazy. I've been so lucky with the weather. In the evening there was a strong wind and I was perched right on the edge of a steep slope. I guessed it was an anabatic wind (from my gliding meteorology days) and would die down after nightfall. It did thankfully because it was very cold. A mother and daughter out for  an early morning walk pass me as I pack away. We chat briefly and they take a photo for me.

06:30 Time to get going

The wind was so strong in the evening it kept blowing the bike (my windbreak) over - so I attached a guy rope to it.

Doing the housework - shaking out the tent inner.

The sun is up - ready for the off.

Lake Garda was photogenic but today was even more so, as I headed east once again through fairly easy cycling valleys. I took over 50 photos. There is a Trento to Bassano cycle path and I used it for about 25km. The Italians are so organised they even snow-plough their cycle paths.

Majestic..........

and tranquil.

I'm somewhere in here!

Loving it!

Italy - the land of the bicycle. Can you imagine snow-ploughing cycle paths in the UK?

A quiet Sunday

I have a job to remember what day of the week it is. It happens to be Sunday and all the village shops are shut, so it's pasta again. I've got less than a litre of water but quite a lot of Pepsi. I have problems finding a camping spot before dusk and I had just decided to press on for an hour in the dark to find a hotel when I discover a spot. It's at the gates of a railway cottage that is being renovated but I figure I'll be gone before the workmen arrive. Not ideal, I'm only about 10m from a railway line. I fill up with water from the river. Later on the owner spots me but is very friendly and shows me where the water tap is.I have a job to remember what day of the week it is. It happens to be Sunday and all the village shops are shut, so it's pasta again. I've got less than a litre of water but quite a lot of Pepsi. I have problems finding a camping spot before dusk and I had just decided to press on for an hour in the dark to find a hotel when I discover a spot. It's at the gates of a railway cottage that is being renovated but I figure I'll be gone before the workmen arrive. Not ideal, I'm only about 10m from a railway line. I fill up with water from the river. Later on the owner spots me but is very friendly and shows me where the water tap is.

I took this from the tent to show how close I was to the railway....close!

These are my North Face tent slippers - warm and no sharp edges to rip the tent .

 I want to make it to Ljubjlana in Slovenia in 2 days but its 250km from here. I might have a bit of a push tomorrow to see if I can break the back of it. That means early start, no coffee breaks and no playing around on cycle paths. I set the alarm for 0630 again.