Fall riding

After spending the past couple weekends traveling I was looking forward to having a low key weekend to catch up on everything. I had a nice weekend of riding, running, cleaning, shopping and exploring Florence.

Friday:
Great ride with Barbera and Andrea. It as 40 miles riding south, through beautiful color changing vineyards and hilly views.




Saturday:
The ride was longer (60 miles) and it was with the group, and the conditions that morning were far from ideal. 4 hours of cold, winds averaging 20 mph. And we chose to go west, unknown territory for me, and flat. Yes flat road does exist in Tuscany. Well the only thing is the guys decided to pick up the pace a bit, making it a long and painful ride for my legs. But I didn't get dropped and it was a feeling of accomplishment when I finished.




Sunday:
My friend Brian and i decied to go check out Boboli gardens and grab a bite to eat the Gusta Pizza (Florence's best known pizza spot). It was a great afternoon of perfect weather, great views, awesome workout and yummy pizza.


Monday: I FINALLY GOT TO SWIM! I did my research, found the bus I needed to take (#10) bought a bus ticket, get off at the right stop. Found the pool, bought a 10 time pass (I had to) and got a great first swim in of drills, kicking and pulling. It was much more simple then I thought it was going to be so that was a huge relief and I can't wait to go again.