I had one bit of excitement early Friday morning when I thought I felt the earth move! Later Mike did confirm that there had been an earthquake - he slept through it!
Just as we were about to make a rather early departure to the port a message came in to say that the sailing was delayed by an hour - no reason why! Finally at the port there was another hour delay! It was a bitterly cold morning, just to add to our discomfort!
Once on board the temperature improved marginally! The 3.5 hour journey was uneventful and the sun made an appearance! It was rough for a short time but it is such a scenic journey that it didn't matter.
Mike had organised bikes, electric of course, for our cycling tour through the vineyards. I was a little nervous about the bike but once I got the idea that I didn't have to get my leg over the panniers and needed to bend my knee to get on the thing I was fine!!! It was bitterly cold but that wasn't going to stop us!
We visited three wineries. Thankfully the first one had an open fire and we thawed out sipping the fruits of the vine. The lady, telling us about the wines, actually came from near where we grew up - small world!
Once more into the cold and onto the next vineyard.
I am not a white wine drinker - doesn't seem to agree with me - but I tried a couple of Rieslings and they were delicious!
Back onto the bikes once again - managed to knock the bike into turbo and off I went!!
This vineyard only produced organic reds and they were pretty good. The owner was a collector of corkscrews and there were hundreds on display!
This vineyard only produced organic reds and they were pretty good. The owner was a collector of corkscrews and there were hundreds on display!
It was time to head back as I fancied checking out the gin distillery. Mike suddenly pulled into another vineyard where they produced sparkling wine. We were taking off the biking kit and chaining up the bikes when we decided to give it a miss. It was back on with all the gear and I was laughing so much I couldn't get on the bike - well get my leg over the bar! At that moment the owner comes to the door and says, "Are you coming in or not?" We told her we didn't have enough time. Meanwhile I'm still trying to get on the bike, laughing so much that it was impossible for me to sensibly get on it. The lady is back at the door, with her customers looking on and laughing at my antics and she shouts, " Do you want me to hold the bike?".
Mike was no help he just peddled away laughing! At least I made some people laugh - probably put then off taking a cycling tour!With one huge effort I managed to get myself on and off we went to the gin distillery. Where I tried a couple of rather interesting gins.
It was a fabulous day, lots of fun, although parts of my anatomy were glad when I finally dismounted! Might have to bring a cushion for the saddle next time! I look forward to touring around the vineyards again as there were so many we didn't get to!
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