Woke up at 7h15 after a great night of sleep, I was really exhausted from yesterday. I have to rush in the morning, the train leaves the station at 8h54. It takes me 45 min to get ready and I manage to leave right after 8h00, but I have to cross Turin, a 30 min ride, I get lost, the sun is shining, I would love to get lost but I have to get to the train station.
I arrive at 8h36, buy my ticket right in front of the train, and by the time I set up my bike, the whistle blows and we are leaving.
I ate breakfast in the train from Turin to Milan, once in Milan, I hop in a train to verona were I sit next to another bike traveller. I ask him a loy of questions, he is from austria, he does 6000km per year on his bike, and was finishing a 3 week trip. He explains to me how to clean the chain, reduce the amount of luggage I have, and how to find good roads. We then take the same train from Verona to Brixen, I eat a small sandwich for lunch, we keep talking while many other bike travelers hop on the train going to the dolomites.
I am not sure if my last stop is in brixen or if I should keep going, I end up taking another 2 trains to go to st Lorenzo. I don’t want to arrive too late in San Martino in badia, I have 1 hour of biking fully uphill, but I feel free, especially after being in trains for 8+ hours. And while this hour of biking is hard, it is an hour of pure happiness. The road is beautiful, the fresh air of the mountain invites me to keep climbing, and I take small roads and detours in order to avoid traffic and enjoy nature. After arriving at Silvia’s place, I take a shower, clean up my stuff, charge my phone, and eat dinner (pasta with tomatoes, garlic, onions and basilico).
I get picked up by some friends (Andreas) with their car, but we have to take the bus afterwards in st Lorenzo (drinking + driving is not a good idea…). I end up back in Brixen for a big town event.
The party of the town is awesome, feels so real, pure happiness, with concerts, games, alcohol, people of all generations partying in the street, there are a lot of traditional songs, games, drinks, we then decide to go clubbing afterwards.
It is now 4h20, but I can’t smoke, I am exhausted and just want to go to bed, the music is still blasting in the club and we are looking for a taxi to go home, only a 45min ride. Tomorrow big rest day, I ll try to sleep as long as possible, at least till 12h00, bit probably more. (I ended up going to be bed at 6h30 in the morning)
Bravo Louis !!