Day 16, Alghero to Bosa

This was always going to be the most demanding riding day, on a somewhat busy tourist road with twists and turns along spectacular clifftops and with plenty of climbing and descending. It was made more challenging because Ross was still recovering from a tummy bug.

Garmin data

We started out with a very satisfactory breakfast and then headed out in really excellent weather. If it had been windy or raining then this would have been even more challenging as a route, but at least the weather gods were on our side.

In general the traffic was good, with typical Italian patience... only a couple of tourist busses were a bit scary.

The problem was that there was a lot of climbing and really only two possible stopping places to recharge batteries, which in the end Ross really needed. With sterling assistance from Keith, Ross made it to lunch with still a tiny bit of battery charge, so that was a win!

The lunch stop was a restaurant called Casa dei venti, but just for today the winds were not there, although the spectacular views were!

After restorative pasta (and battery charging) it was a short run to Bosa.

My accommodation was excellent, so did the necessary things (washing, recharging, showering and resting) and then  had dinner with Keith. Pizza and a good Canonau.

By now the rain had arrived, so my new (from Decathlon in Sassari) raincoat got a test drive. We called into a bar for a digestive and shared some of the Coppa Italia with the locals.

A challenging but rewarding day!