Today was our last day of riding. This morning while having breakfast with Betty we talked about not riding through the mouthing as we both felt we had had enough and that a nice ride through the valleys would be a better option to get to the hotel early and relax. While there were some Posse Riders that we're giving us a hard time - it didn't matter to me. My hands and arms were so sore that there is no way I could have completed the ride in the mountains without giving more stress to them.
Our ride was led by Tony and the sweeper was Kelvin who both did a fantastic job leading us leisurely through the mountain valleys to the beautiful resort in Treviso. We travelled through small villages and country side while in awe of the mountain views. We stopped often, coffee break to take layers off, and finally to get gas before the resort. We arrived at our destination around 2:00 for lots of pool time and I also booked a massage. I am pretty sure my body has never been full of this much knots in my muscles from riding.
Upon our arrival we had found out there were a couple of incidents up in the mountain and one that resulted with an ambulance being called. Thankfully They will be fine and returned to the hotel later in the evening with a broken arm and lots of bruises I am sure. A few bikes ran into the wall - yes a wall that was part of what sounds like a crazy tunnel that had hairpin turns in! Then to my horror I also find out that one of the mountains had a number of hairpin turns with cobblestones right at the corner. I can't say how happy I was that I made the decision that I did by not riding the mountains even though under normal circumstances I would have been so happy to do so and would have enjoyed it the whole way.
In the evening we were picked up by a bus and taken to a beach party that was hosted by the Treviso Chapter and a former EPR rider.
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| A great view in my mirror of Betty! |
Tomorrow I will head to Venice for the day and then the final farewell party at night.
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