Day 30- take a breath

The crowds have gone and mandello has returned to a sleepy village again. A bloody hot sleepy village. We spent a good portion of the day in the lake at the local swimming spot. However this morning we were invited to go to Alfio's house and see his very private collection. Alfio was the factory test rider for Guzzi. Over the years he has ridden and raced almost every Guzzi in existence. He has been in a position over the years to aquire some amazing motorcycles that most people don't even know existed. The top shelf race bikes in his collection are so amazing that I was completely overwhelmed. Today's experience is right up there with the most amazing experiences of my life. Teo told us that we are the first outsiders who have ever seen the bikes. He let us take photos as long as we never put them on display or on the Internet. Around his walls were some fantastic memorabilia from the golden era. 

To honour Alfio's wishes I can't show you anything 

Late this arvo we moved into the larger apartment that will be our home for this week. 

Tonight we went for dinner at our new favourite trattoria 

Old guy fishing at dusk

Cool fiat truck at the markets