Went down and had a huge breakfast,
stuffing my self completely. Due to the weather we decided to do a
shorter tour today, the one Group 2 did yesterday. Group 2 meanwhile
where biking the tour we did yesterday. Still haven't heard from half
of them how it was, whilst writing the blog. Set of down in to the
Livigno valley first of all and then up the other side. Followed the
advise of Group 2 at one point and took the main road instead of
cutting across a field. I forgot/was to tired to fix my tire casing
in the morning/last evening. We carried on along a trail, the rest of
the group turning wrong at one point and having to push up to get
back on the track. Minor problems like that are the norm with the
GPS. We carried on along the trail, going uphill with snow covered
mountains everywhere. The temperatures where far beneath ten degrees
Celsius. We met some Italians which proved to be rather chatty.
Problem being that only Hans speaks Italian, so he had to speak for
the rest of us. We carried on along the trail and at one of the only
curves we meet a rather large group of downhill bikers coming the
other way. Seems to be paradise here for them, as they get so much
offered.
Carried on along the trail, Hopsing and
Paulina long lost. The rest of us stopped at a so called Schutzhütte,
a hut which has everything in it. From food to water, tea, etc. in
case you get stuck up here in a storm. We had a long rest whilst
eating a lot and carried on after some time. Along the trail , down
and up some super steep bits once again. Our jaws dropped when we saw
some bikers bike up what some of us had not biked down. We reached
the top and then whizzed down the track, my maximum being at 60 km/h,
which is not that much really. Heidi, Hopsing, Hans and Paulina took
a different route than the rest and biked through the bike park with
its curves and jumps. They had to bike back uphill for a short way,
but they said it was well worth it. We carried on along exactly the
same track as the day before, only difference this time was that I
raced up ahead because I was looking for a photo opportunity. I
reached the field I had remembered from yesterday, before anybody
else arrived, even Paulina and Hopsing. Got my pictures and we
carried on, once again following the tour from yesterday. Moni had a
flat tire on the way, but it was fixed relatively fast. Paulina
managed to come up some bloody steep path, which Hopsig had managed
last time we had bee here.
Instead of carrying on uphill we turned
downhill, into the valley proper and along the river. Brilliant way
downhill and lots of fun along the way. At the bottom we met the
Group 2.2, consisting of Jon, Karin and Gabi which had taken the way
home before Group 2.1. We stooped at a restaurant and had something
to eat and drink. On he way back we stopped I Livigno for some
shopping. Me for a spare tire casing and the rest for some other
things before I biked back and had a shower.
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