Gallipoli to Lecce - last day!

Today is the last day of our Puglia Bike trip. We set off from Gallipoli and made our way up the coast, stopping at a seaside village to order 'sandwiches' (rolls - mortodello & cheese) from the local supermarket.
We then rode to a winery for tastings and to eat our rolls.
From there we visited the glorious old town of Nordo, with it's beautiful buildings that are hundreds of years old.
The last leg of our 57 km ride was in peak hour traffic into Lecce and to our hotel (which is terrible! Everyone in the group has complained. Like no hot water. Shower not working, etc)
We went to dinner at the same restaurant we ate at the very first night we met as a group.
Then the sad bit, saying goodbye to people we bonded with over the week so magically.
In summary, we loved the week riding the Puglia area. The riding was quite challenging at times with heavy traffic on main roads, riding on rough gravel tracks and long distances. We both had viruses, but were pleased to be able to do the ride and enjoy it. We were also delighted with the group of 13 - 9 x Americans, 2 x English & us. They were all lovely. Ilenia, our guide, was just gorgeous - gentle, kind, considerate, knowledgeable and understanding of us oldies.
Tomorrow we spend the day in Lecce, washing and preparing for the next part of our Italian Adventure!Read more