He is not pushing ...is he??

That is a head scratcher...okay... a straight road for 12 kms plus another 5 for a total of 17 kms. But first you must go around that bend in the road ahead.

I was lamenting the last couple days not having access to Open Cycle maps through Guru. Komoot doesn’t quite meet our needs. I do like some of its features but each day the routing it provided is not the route I ended up taking. So I was seriously thinking of trying to load Open Cycle today through the instructions Guru support provided me. But when I opened up Guru it appears that they have reversed their decision with Open-cycle now appearing at the bottom of the list. So you may want to check that out.

😲😲. 🦅. What a thrill!

Aha, English Lord; now the architecture makes more sense!

What an odd structure! Not just the proximity to the road, but the architecture seems so unlike anything else in the area?
Tudor style?

After your snake encounter I don’t think I could ever get Kathleen to Sardinia. She is terrified of snakes. My most memorable snake encounter is riding solo on the Kettle Valley rail trail just above Naramata. I had my head down thinking I should turn around soon and head back to Penticton when all of a sudden I am riding directly over a 3” rattlesnake. Fortunately for both of us we both came through unscathed. I stopped, turned around and watched it slither off the bike path.

So that’s the trick! Then they must be careful when stripping the trunk.

Had to laugh at the ole bossy-boots sheep! 🐑
Thankfully, the snake encounter remained benign.
Again, it’s the history that goes back centuries that continually amazes; an outdoor amphitheater that has lasted centuries! Even a knife museum that would have any in this country paling by comparison!

Incredible to think how long ago these were. Jilt, & still in use today!
Not sure if that can be said for more modern architecture, nor if it will last half as long!?

I am absolutely blown away by the info & your photos of the Nuraghic settlement! How fascinating & amazing!

Goats and snakes and knives, oh my! What a great day.

They don't go all the way down to the cambium.

http://www.corkforest.org/harvesting-the-cork-oak/

I love your navigation technique. We use to have to do that but between a concussion and aging I can’t remember most things longer than about a minute. Sorry to hear about the winds and heat. It’s getting hotter where we are also.

Thanks, you’re a wizard. This is the first skink I have seen. His legs looked like little stumps, which had me stumped 🤔. He was in no hurry to move. We actually saw another one yesterday. It crossed the road ahead of is but at half the speed of the local lizards.