Davide turned up bright and early to collect le donne so by 10:30 we were off, first to shed the altitude we had gained the previous day then across the flat to Rimini. We saw lots of other cyclists and joined a couple of bunches for a while on the road section. Keith and I stopped for photos at the Rubicone and then joined the cycle path into town. Nice quick riding! The cycle path ends just a handful of blocks from the beach and so we zoomed through the traffic to the beachfront and then along the cycle path to beach club #66.
Meanwhile, Davide had taken Julie and Marie to the beach club. He kindly supplied towels (to be collected the next day by his sister), and had done all the negotiations with the beach club so that changing, showering etc. was easy. Marie and Patrick went for a swim, we had a seafood lunch and then it was time to leave, but we had done it, coast to coast!
Davide had gone out of his way to be helpful and it was much appreciated. I can certainly recommend that others might use Hotel Magda because you won't get better, more friendly service anywhere.
Keith and I cycled to the railway station where we were met by the ladies and the luggage. After bagging up the bikes so that we could used the express train it was a relatively straightforward trip back to Firenze.
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