wedneday 13th june

Wednesday 13^th June

“Look Phil its only 6 miles to Agliento”. I’d heard similar statements before, but as we stood outside the campsite gates with our bikes loaded with two big bags for our shopping, I was hopeful that Agliento would offer us much in the line of cheap shopping. Up we went …and up…and up a steep inline all the way to Agliento. A journey that took 1 hour 20 minutes. But what great views across to Corsica and the entire northern section of Sardinia. The air was so thin that Ethiopian marathon runners were training here! When we reached Agliento it was like landing in Royston Vassey, little shops for only local people. A throwback to a previous era when every town had a separate grocers, butchers, chemist, post office etc. We went to a butchers where a 90 year old woman sold Barbara two pork chops after trying to give her a completely chopped up pig.  A quick drink and down the hill we went returning to the campsite in just over 10 minutes. As a measure of how steep it was I never had to pedal…just coast all the way down.

Rest of the afternoon…slept well.