This day was the super day we had been waiting for...biking through the vineyards. We (well let me say I (Irene) had this romantic notion of rolling hills, beautiful pastures, friendly roads, tranquil and inviting places to rest, bikes that cruise....well....it wasn't just that but still amazing and with plenty of character. We had some of the crappiest bikes ever, we were frequently on dirty, dusty, uneven roads, the vineyards were beautiful, but not in the way I expected, and there really weren’t many places to stop between places as it was scorching hot and the roads were dusty and frequented by garbage. We were able to visit 2 vineyards and an olive oil factory. The Olive Oil factory was really interesting and I finally learned how complex, and labor- and product-intensive making olive oil is.
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