Sunshine... yeeehaaa!.
carried on up the Reschen pass into some much bigger mountains. Got slightly lost after Pfunds and ended up on a mountain bike track which petered out. After doubling back a mile or so we worked out that we had to cross the river into Switzerland and take the road to Martina. Although this is marked on the map as a main road it is actually really quiet and great to cycle on. The scenery got better and better although somehow I haven't managed to get many decent photos. At Martina we turned left, back in to Austria and up the main climb of the day following the hairpins up to Nauders. All the way up we were accompanied by dozens of Motorbikes and the occasional Aston Martin. The road never seemed too busy but it was a pretty stiff climb with gradients generally ranging between 7 & 10 % occasionally a bit steeper.
By Nauders we were starving so had a large lunch in the sun, unfortunately we weren't quite at the top of the pass yet and the legs started to struggle a bit after lunch, however we were soon at the top and over into Italy
At the top of the pass the cycle track undulated along the side of a couple of lakes which put a bit more pressure on legs which thought they had done enough for today. The descent down the other side was fantastic, the cycle track was like a tarmac toboggan run all the way down through a whole series of small villages. brilliant!!
Today's miles 50
Total miles 939
Today's ascent 3734 feet
Close encounters with snakes - 1
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