Today Jenny was back on her bike, after a wonderful breakfast at the B&B. Kris doesn’t like cake, but even he liked these home made breakfast cakes. Then came a juicy omelet, with some bread and thickly cut Parmesan cheese.

For most of the day we rode along the SS77. The first part was flat and easy, and through fertile farmland. However the road was quite busy.

We stopped at a Decathlon on our route and bought a new hoody for Jenny to replace the one left at the hospital, socks for Kris and brake pads.  Jenny also got some knee guards to use when her knee has healed in case she falls again.

We then had a long snaking climb up to village Recanati that sits atop a hill, with a church, a tower and a large impressive outer wall.
Well fortified. When we left the village we had our first view of the deep blue Adriatic see. We made a quick descent, trimming some fat off our brake-pads.

We then had some up and down around the  old town of Loreta – the main attraction of the town is the Cathedral.

Leaving Loreta we spied the Adriatic sea again and made a short downhill run to the coast. We got to our accommodation early, so went to buy some wine, and then made our way to the beach. The entire ride was only 63km.

We had a good picnic on the beach-front. The whole town and beach-front were very quiet, with many cafe’s and bars still closed. The place is evidently packed in July and August. We were approached by two hawkers – one selling flowers and the other trinkets – it was pretty sad as there were no other tourists around for them to sell to.

This is the lovely view from our accommodation (from the shared lounge). The hostess used to work in the fashion industry in Milan, but followed her boyfriend out here. The house is very tastefully decorated.

At sunset