We’ve heard about this day from lots of others on the trip…a trip to a local vineyard and olive grove. This special place is owned by a family that runs wine tasting out of a building near their house. We all sat at a huge table (20+) with a few stragglers in the other room to sample terrific red and white wine, several flavors of balsamic vinaigrette, a variety of cheeses, breads, olive oil and appetizers. We had a terrific time and were half popped when we had to leave to ride another 15km back to the hotel. That evening we invited a single visitor, William, to eat dinner with us. Turns out he’s a retired British construction superintendent and talked of his last job renovating Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. We had a great time getting to know each other and enjoying the seafood specialties of the region (NEO had an omelet which was perfect). After dinner the hotel owner collected the photos from all the rider’s group guides and presented a sensational 45 minute slide show (with funny commentary, etc.) and concluded by giving a bottle of wine to a special person in each group (decided by the guide) for being helpful or strong or in one case, pretty =) A special cycling jersey was presented to the strongest rider in the group which turned out to be a very nice Dutchman. See our pictures here.
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