Today we had the great ride around the roads of Maratea again - we went back the roads from our hotel that we had travelled yesterday. Our first stop was at the Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Maratea - stunning views and some fantastic hairpin bends that focussed this rider’s mind. Roma shot some video on our GoPro, but we’ll have to wait until we get home to see this on our computer.. Lots of mountainous roads to ride - a truly great day’s motorcycling. We stopped at the Trocadero restaurant on the beach in Castellaneta Marina. Despite mixed service, I don’t think I have ever had better seafood gnocchi than this - outstanding.
The bike is going well and I certainly am becoming a fan of the sharp bends. There is a lot of gear changing, both up and down coming into and exiting the corners. I am having on-going problems with our helmet intercom - Roma’s is perfect, but I am hearing every sound which is a bit annoying. I bought some cotton wool in a pharmacy in an effort to improve things - I’ll find out tomorrow on the road.
Our destination today was the town of Alberobello - a truly unique town with special Trulli houses. We have one to stay in tonight and it is lovely. We had a great wander around the town and bought some souvenirs. I also sent some photos to my brother Joe to make him jealous, as he had been here a year ago. A pizza and a beer finished the evening well.
Some photos from our day…
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