To Mazara del Vallo

March 23, 2023

The plan for the next two days was to bike from here to Corleone today, and then south to Sciacca tomorrow. Both rides would have been roughly 40 miles with around 3,500’ of climbing. I’m still being cautious about my health though so we’ve decided to take a much less challenging itinerary by staying in Mazara del Vallo tonight instead of Corleone. It will save us around fifteen miles and 4,000’ of climbing over the two days, and it just felt like the prudent thing to do. We’ll have to eat the cost of the room in Corleone because it’s too late to cancel it, but we’re feeling pretty flush after two cheap meals at Burger House.

As it turned out, at the end of the day I think I might have been fine with the ride to Corleone. I’ve been feeling progressively better for each of the last three days, and today I feel just shy of normal. One thing that’s contributed to my recovery is that I got an excellent night’s sleep for each of the last two nights and am finally over jet lag. I’m thinking that the stress of travel and adjustment probably contributed to my arrythmia episodes, as it has in the past.

But enough about me. How was the ride to Mazara del Vallo? It was short, easy, and absolutely awesome. The best day of the tour so far. It would have been a great day even without the sheep drive, but the sheep put it over the top.