2025 Italian Lessons, Wed May 21, 2025

Wednesday

CHRIS: Woke at 6am, got a shower then coffee in the bar before we docked.

Off the boat at 7:20am and worked my way out of Livorno. Too early for cafes to be open. Pushed on to Pisa and into town a bit. Found a cafe and had a nice conversation with the barista.

Then to Lidl where I bought soap and wash cloths then on to a car wash to clean some of the bugs off the bike. Signs cautioned not to wash scooters (something about soap on the brakes?) Washed anyway, cash to tokens. Needed one for soap, then a second to rinse. But the machine doesn’t make change. Gave away a token and my soap.

Then on, past Carrara, and up into the mountains through Masero (where I got some lunch) on the awesome ss62 . Tunnels through the trees were awesome. Just a smidge of rain, really got lucky with a perfect day.

Took the long way on sp28, sp69, sp15 into Rivergaro. I met the host’s dad who set me up in the amazing apartment. Then 8km to a nearby town in a tiny bit of rain for a nice dinner.

Roasted zucchini and eggplant is tasty with olive oil and sal. Interesting meat dish. Nice conversation with the waitress, then back to the castle, again getting really lucky with the rain. Met Marco who lives in one of the units of the castle.

KATHI:

Livorno to Rivergaro near Piacenza

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