Author: scott and becky
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A Tropical Day
Read more: A Tropical DayToday we awoke to the humidity of the tropics. We are still only at 20 degrees north latitude in the Red Sea, so the temperature is not too hot, but hot enough to be the first true shorts and T-shirt day of our trip. The humidity and beautiful weather have brought an extra smile to…
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The Suez Canal
Read more: The Suez CanalWhen we envision transiting a canal, we visualize going through locks, like the Rideau Canal at home; however, the Suez Canal does not have any locks. It is a long narrow channel connecting the Mediterranean to a couple of small lakes and then the Red Sea. A connection between the Nile and the Red Sea…
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A short visit to Barcelona
Read more: A short visit to BarcelonaWe arrived at the pilot station at 11 am and were immediately brought into port at Barcelona. We were surprised at the efficiency, since the last time we were here our berthing was delayed by a few hours. We descended the gangway from the ship into a maelstrom of moving containers, cranes and gantrys. On…
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Welcome Aboard
Read more: Welcome AboardWe arrived at the container port in La Spezia without any surprises and were required to place our bikes inside a van – which meant one bike at a time and removing all the gear from the bikes. A bit inconvenient, but much safer than riding our bikes through the port, so probably for the…
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Rome wasn’t seen in a day
Read more: Rome wasn’t seen in a dayJust like Rome was not built in a day, there was no way to see Rome in a day. There is just too much to see. We spent four and a half days exploring Rome, and barely scratched the surface. While in Rome, we did the requisite visits of Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums,…
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What is it Romans do?
Read more: What is it Romans do?Since we were travelling to Rome, we decided to take the saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, to heart. Unfortunately, we realized we didn’t know what Romans do, so we decided to meet some Romans. With our sample size of two, we discovered that Romans go to Patagonia on cycling vacations! Our…
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A falling tower
Read more: A falling towerDespite the heavy rain forecast throughout the north of Italy for the next week, we decided to head to Rome and play tourist for a few days, while waiting for our boat to arrive. The train from La Spezia to Rome goes through Pisa, so we had to get off the train and see the…
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Bikes, trains, and La Spezia
Read more: Bikes, trains, and La SpeziaOur goal for the day was to take a train from Trieste to La Spezia (about 500 km). Since we are traveling with bicycles, we could only take regional trains that have a special car for bicycles. We received several options from the folks at Trenitalia, and opted for the one that involved the fewest…