Anyway, the trip to Bormio was glorious, esp the train journey past Lake Como...
Similarly glorious is the hotel, esp as they're letting me keep the bike in the room. Nice balconies too.
However, the clear blue skies soon turned leaden and there was a massive thunderstorm...
Still, I got some local knowledge from the tourist information woman who said it would clear up after an hour or two. It did just that so I managed to get out before dark and did Bormio 2000, which as its name suggests is 2,000 metres high - twice as high as the highest mountain in England and 10k @ 7.5% - or in the Guv's currency only half a Ventoux. My training must have paid off though as it wasn't too hard and the views from the top were superb.
As it was 9pm it was deserted apart from a cat which I'm sure Leilani, Kamea and Olina will want to see a picture of, so here it is:
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