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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM May 5, 1998
Sunrise (local): N.A. Sunset (local): N.A.	Weather 68°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 73 mi / 117 km Cumulative Total 4443 mi / 7155 km	Lat: N.A. Lon: N.A. Elev: N.A.

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Ferrara
Where We're Staying: host homes
Places We Visited: the islands of the Laguna Veneta, Chioggia, Ferrara
Featured Site: Ferrara
Person of the Day: Gianni Stefanati
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: cappelacci di zucca; Breakfast: no breakfast!; Lunch: meat-and-cheese sandwiches, juice, yucky artificially flavored cake things; Dinner: pasta in a tomato sauce, steamed Brussels sprouts, grilled yellow and red bell peppers, organic wine, pastries; Olive count: 2094
Word of the Day: "Bicicletta" means, you guessed it, "bicycle" in Italian. Most Italians say only "bici" instead, kind of like the way we usually say "bike."
Tech Fact of the Day: the European Cyclists' Federation's "Cities for Cyclists" initiative: Flat Count (Cumulative): 24; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 29


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