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Hoping for discharge from Chieti hospital! Yesterday was a rough day – started off with my phone not working – dead! Totally stressed as my phone is my life line. Peter being discharged and wouldn’t be able to reach me and would be worried. Needed it to direct me by bike to airport to pick…

Accident Drop off bikes luggage – thinking we could continue but get car rental Feeling of loss when only person who knew Italian left me Seeing Peter in hospital on stretcher and knowing it wasn’t good Finding a hotel – nice woman who had sympathy but wierd hotel. Was last room that night. No one…

Where it all went wrong. Sitting in a nondescript hospital cafe trying to keep it together. Peter is about to have a procedure to have a chest tube in to remove un wanted air in his chest cavity. Normally a routine procedure but after having a heart transplant any type of surgery causes me to…

4:11 89 km 1014 meters Great stay in santo stefano. Had a slow leak on my front tire – installed a tire tune so now not tubeless. Lesson in how to change tire. Great ride – not too hard – one hard climb which was hard where it was hot. Made it to the Adriatic.…

54 km 1445 meters 3:31 Day started out with a bit of difficulty as we weren’t at the start of our track so had to navigate on our own towards the track! Of course a step climb up on the track. Finally on the track and off we went. Missed our turnoff and ended up…

98 km 1279 4:43 Left in good time. Sad to leave our little warm haven. Misty foggy morning when we left but the sun came out. Stunning scenery enroute Best ride yet – easier gradient – first climb over 17 km was at 4 percent. New pavement into montreale – must of been for the…