We left the hotel this morning just before 9:30. It was a little cool, and a couple of drops of rain fell. The rain stopped about two minutes later. We left town on a bike path next to the sea.
It started to clear up about 6km into the ride, where we made our first stop at a beach, where I jumped into the sea. My GPS said the air temperature was about 22 °C. The water was not cold.
We rode inland until Capilungo, where there was a WW2 pillbox on the beach. We stopped there because Sylvie had not seen one up close and personal before.
We continued along the coast until we reached Torre San Giovanni. Here, we deviated from the official course to see the lighthouse at the harbour. The lighthouse was one of the old watch towers built in the 1600's.
From Torre San Giovanni, we moved inland and rode along a rather straight and flat road into a headwind. It wasn't picturesque at all.
At Marini, we needed a break, so we stopped in Marini at Martinucci Laboratory Lido Marini, a gelato and pastry shop. We met fellow OBC member, Murray and his wife, Rise, who were also taking a break. The gelato was delicious.
From there, we pressed on to Santa Maria di Leuca. The route returned to the sea at Torre Vado and started to undulate. It was lovely riding along here. I stopped several times briefly to take photos.