Grado had a typically quirky Italian ambiance with tiny and walkways, with small bars and restaurants spilling onto the already busy streets.
We therefore decided to have a wander around before we straddled our bikes and set off.
Not so pretty, especially when we arrived at Key West!
A canal full of fishing boats, leading into the centre of town. This one scoops up a small type of clam with a long tongue!
We didn’t leave this town until nearly midday, which was probably a mistake as we were still pedalling at 19:00 in the evening.
The first leg took us along a narrow 6 km causeway back to the mainland.
Aquileia was an important Roman port. We were intrigued by the path through this very old ruin, and so we pushed our bikes along it, to admire this ancient 2000 year old relic.
It kept Sue going, knowing that every passing bar would be full of the stuff!
We then travelled about 10 km ,seeing no one else, along a narrow gravel dyke, with the view of Lignano, our destination, in the distance across the water.
We finally arrived at our hotel at 19:00, very tired, and saddle sore, after a longer than expected second day in the saddle.
A big plateful of fresh sea creatures on top of some homemade spaghetti, soon put things right, especially when washed down with some Weis beer!
Euro Vélo Route 6 