As we had been given the master key to this beautifully decorated 4 bedroom room house, we had found a room with A/C that worked and woke, feeling refreshed and able to cope with a day that was no longer Friday 13th.
It started well, as there was a busy bakery opposite😁. We enjoyed breakfast in the walled garden, feasting on heavenly croissants, stuffed full of various cholesterol enhancing goodies.
Our bikes had had their most grand nights stay of their lives and charged up without the need to remove their batteries; they too were refreshed.
We planned a shorter day through Verona, then straight to the Lake Garda, where we could cool down in from the intense heat, once again forecast. The first leg to the city involved roads, and lots of zig zagging to avoid major routes.
Entering Verona alongside this massive defensive wall.
Verona was heaving with tourists and stiflingly hot. It would have been great to visit on a cool day. We had a coffee sitting on the grass in the welcome shade of a large tree. All the benches in the shade were full!!
The ride from Verona was much more pleasant on cycle trails following water canals, running fast and full with grey blue Alpine water.
Feeling refreshed we set off through the lovely undulating Italian countryside, covered with peach orchards, olives and vineyards .
Fortunately about half way to the lake, some grassland was being irrigated, so it gave us the chance to have a fully clothed cold shower!
We really enjoyed our slow 15 km trip to our destination between Bardolino and Garda. Cyclists were mostly well catered for, although sometimes, we needed to push. A hot Saturday by the lake, was always going to be busy.
Euro Vélo Route 6 