Thursday July 14, 2005, 109 km (68 miles) – Total so far: 6,125 km (3,806 miles)

It was mostly downhill through wonderful countryside for our ride to Caldoro and it was really hot too. 31°c was spotted on an electronic sign outside a chemist at 5pm, so it may well have been hotter earlier in the day.

Most of today’s ride was on cycle paths – which made the day even better. The only section of road we shared with motorised transport was through some quiet apple orchards and it was virtually traffic free.

Our campsite by the lake is pleasant enough although we’re packed in again because the site is virtually full. There are lots of campsites in this area though so finding space shouldn’t be a big problem.

This cyclepath followed the Adige valley

We got showered by the crop sprays, great fun

Look at the colour of that water

We stopped here for coffee, note that the German language is spoken here

It looks just like Austria here

One of several castles on the river

A beautiful mountain stream

There were plenty of cyclists enjoying the sunshine