Day 4: Ravenna - Firence

After a really short night and literaly sleeping on a couch at super duper Ilaria's place, I knew it will be a long day passing the mountains after Forli. As reccomended, I had to take the Forli route in hope I will finally found that ant of Forli, which song I kept repeating to myself. But before anything real started, my lock stopped working...and that was a serious problem. The job of the day was to do 135 km and keep the bike safe. The passage to Forli was a nightmare...sooo many cars and damaged road. Nothing is worst than holes kn the side, which with the traffic at hand, it is always a risk to bypass one. It is eaither die or hit a hole in hope you will not die ;). Acquard decision, but we always take what feels safer ar the moment while it happens. Some long trucks passed me and each time this happens, I hope a wave of the posterior part will not hit me. I this at that time my pulse is at 200 and I don't breath. As Forli was getting close (the sign was already there) I followed the city center direction... and guess what? Of cours I ended up at the fast road hoping police will not see me...it seems extremely dangerous but such roads alway have a bypass (which I do not reccome d takong if you love your life). With google maps I managed to solve the problem taking the first exit and stopping at the first coffee bar with shaki g hands and legs. What a nightmere...but then therw it was, an ant as I have expected her - gray hair on an e-bike (it can get any better). After a deep breath, I set back on the bike to enjoy the scenery of lovely Emiglia Romagnia...so beautiful and peaceful, the only draw back there is...is a constant uphill. But slowly you reach Tuscany, and then the real fun starts - Passo del Muragione (905m). Once up, it was the first time I felt cold..in the middle of the summer I was cold, but if fel good after all that sweating. Once up...the next 20 km were a breaze...but the closer I was getting to Firwnze, the worst the traffic was getting. And I got a surprise message...signior Domenico decided to host me amd I could do nothing else but to accept his offer. We met right at 19 hour the time I got into Firenze and waitwd on him infront of the door. I am ashamed, but after those 135 km and 1460 oh incline, thw beauty of Firenze could wait for me to take a shower and take a breath. With Domenico we hit it off extremely well, laughing and ramboling about different thigs while drinking a beer. He was kind, let me wash my stinky sweaty clothes and even prepared dinner...and guess what it was?? Yes of course pasta, that I could store for my lunch the next day. We got so into talking and I had no intention on seeing the beauty of Florence and had fallen asleep like a baby. More to come in the next post...