I don't have a lot to report today. This was a transition day from Milan to Courmayeur. I slept until 7:00, had breakfast, toted my luggage to Milano Centrale, took the bus to Malpensa, had lunch and met our group at door number 7 at 1:00. We loaded our gear into a large bus and left for Courmayeur. Halfway there, we stopped for a break at one of the wonderful Italian auto stops where I fortified myself with a cappuccino. After we left, we began to climb into the hills of Valle d'Aosta. The main road goes straight up the valley with very steep hills on each side. The Italian road builders have carved several long tunnels along he way.
We arrived at our hotel around 3:30. After checking into our rooms we went outside to put our bicycles together. The weather cooperated - it was cool and cloudy with a small threat of rain. For some reason it took me longer than usual to put my bike together but I got it done and it seems to work OK. We have a couple of short optional rides tomorrow to test our bikes if the rain holds off.
I had pizza for dinner with Henry, Marie, Rose, Art, Debbie and the other Bob.
Internet at this hotel is better than my last hotel. I was able to upload my photos from Milan. As proof, here is a photo of the duomo:
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