Day 15, Out and Back

Another beautiful day here in the Peloponnese! We will be staying at our hotel tonight. Two nights in one place is always nice! Less stress with not having to pack the bags and the bike ride start at your own pace. The route is marked, so having the extra time to write and get ready is much appreciated. My bike is waiting for me by itself at the gate,alone. Everyone hasgoneby now. It's 10:30am and time to move!

Great ride Today with a great lunch with the group. Thanks for waiting! I had a nice solo ride back to the hotel with only a couple of moments of "I hope I'm on course." Back to the hotel for much needed shower and then for our group meeting in the hotel lobby to discuss tomorrow's ride and where we can eat on our own. We headed out!

We had a wonderful dinner with local dishes. All delicious! The Mosquitos were moving in so we moved out! Our last stop, to light 2 candles at the chapel One for my Mom and one for Barbara's Dad. What a great way to end a fantastic day!

Day 14 The Hits Keep on Coming!

I think we are getting use to this now. Bags down at 9:00, Arrows down by 9:30. That's how we start our day. Breakfast is always at the Hotel. Today's ride had a warning. The Hill at the end would ne something that we are going to remember. If you have to walk, it would be OK.

Heading out of town was quite nice. Not too much traffic,but for the most part, up hill.

As my friend Bob always says, "When ever the ride starts, I shoot off the back!" There is a lot to see! I go by stuff, and think, I should have taken a photo of that!

Hoping I don't get hit turning around, I take the chance to get an interesting photo to share to this blog.

After a solo stop at a Cafe that was marked with chalk on the pavement, I went on.

Continuous climbing, I finally reached a spot marked "Lunch"."Scott!" Barb, who is now calling herself 'Turbo Barbie" was calling me to stop! Ah! Lunch!

Ham and cheese Crepe and super sweet iced Coffee. What a nice break! Back on the road with the start of the big hill! Up, Up, Up!

Now, You have to ask yourself, Climbing hills on a bicycle, 2500 feet from sea level, in this heat, Is this really a vacation? We reached the top of the hill, marked in chalk, "TOP!". Shortly later, "Good Job!"Now click on the link and enjoy the ride down! https://youtu.be/ddeb0Qn6h34?si=etJX6aO6yuNasxRP

Day 13 The Mountains to the sea

I got a text last night from Rob. "I have been following the blog, but just where are you?" Well Greece, but I guess I never said what part. Rob knows and loves Greece, but where are we? "Sparta." I said. Then I sent him this:

We are in the Southen Peloponnese. Beautiful rolling hills with spectacular views.We come across a village every ounce in a while but for the most part, traffic free roads with big climbs. Its cool on the morning, but warms up quickly. It was 1am here, so after going back and forth for a few minutes, we said "Good Night.

What seemed like it was going to be an all down hill ride, we actually ended up climbing 2000 Feet!

We got to the hotel around 2:30 and before our bags, so we went right to the rooftop restaurant for lunch. afterwards, nap time for me and a restful night to get ready for tomorrow's ride. We have been told of a picturesque route with a huge climb to finish.