We thoroughly enjoyed breakfast and the companionship of our host, who tried his best to chat with us using Google Translate. This was a place that we would have liked to stay longer for more riding, exploring, and eating. As it was, we had to make do with more riding. We left wine country nearly immediately and ascended into hazelnuts. Then into forest. We descended into a town in a valley, bought the makings for a picnic and headed up into the Ligurian Alps. It was a lovely place, peaceful and cool. We saw very little traffic all day and took our time on the long climbs. We saw several cyclists training in the morning, but after that, not too many people at all. Picnic lunch in the mountains was nice. As it is a holiday area, some small towns have public picnic tables. Ours was near a crowing rooster. It was a nice day for savaging as well. I ate blackberries from the side of the road and a pear which had dropped on the road. We saw this interesting village on our descent to the coast.
. Our B and B near
Albenga was in the hills behind town, that turned out to be a bit of a hassle
as we had to ride down to the city and back for dinner. We determined that the city of Albenga has no
charms for us and not worth riding in the dark for. The area around Albenga, on the other hand,
is quite unusual. A large amount of land
is dedicated to the growing of herbs, much of them in pots like this. As a result, there is a wonderful smell of
herbs in the air.
Top food of the day: tie
between hazelnut cake and focaccia dipped in oil from red peppers stuffed with
tuna
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