Christian, Terry and Blake had an opportunity to go for a bike ride along the valley trail. There is a trail that goes from the top of the valley, through each little village down to the bottom. Then there is an optional bus that can drive you and your bike back up to your starting point. But the boys felt like going against the grain and decided to go up the hill first and then ride back down at the end of the day.
The path was cold and the slight uphill was no problem for them. They ended up at the Col Rodella gondola just as we were finishing our via ferrata so they locked up the bikes and decided to come up to meet us. It was so awesome to see them up there so we could show them what we had just climbed. We ate lunch and decided to get back home but once again forgot about the gondola closures for lunch!
There were so many paragliders and a few hang gliders up at the top so we had a chance to chat with them. We were told this was the only sunny day all summer - it had been such a bad summer they weren't able to fly. My guide Tony says he prefers cross country over acrobatic flying and he would paraglide for 100km over 6 hours. He will just land anywhere and then figure out how to get home on a bus or train. He said he once ended up in Austria!
Later that evening, we decided to check out one of the 3 children's adventure parks. Blake and Jaida put on the harness for the large playground that had ladders, bridges, tight ropes and zip lines. It didn't take Blake very long to figure out that he did not like this type of adventure. Jaida loved it. It was like the via ferrata all over again (but less scary this time). She went on a giant zip line and is still dreaming about it.
Blake and Jaida have had pasta for lunch and dinner everyday since we arrived in Italy. So far they are not sick of it because there is always a different type of noodle. I must admit, it is pretty good pasta here, it is hard to resist.
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