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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM May 12, 1998
Sunrise (local): 5:50 a.m. Sunset (local): 8:08 p.m.	Weather 75°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 62 mi / 100 km Cumulative Total 4819 mi / 7761 km	Lat: 40° 37' 33" N Lon: 14° 22' 47" E Elev: 348 ft / 106 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Sorrento
Where We're Staying: Ostello la Caffetteria
Places We Visited: central Italy by train, Napoli train station, the Gulf of Napoli coast, Mount Vesuvius, Amalfi Coast (Amalfi, Positano), Sorrento
Featured Site: Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana) and the city of Amalfi
Person of the Day: the Roman gods
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: delicioso limone; Breakfast: coffee/tea, juice, bread and jam; Lunch: meat-and-cheese sandwiches, ice tea, fruit, cookies; Dinner: pasta, pizza, and grilled meat; Olive count: 2144
Word of the Day: "Mediterraneo" is how you say "Mediterranean" in Italian.
Tech Fact of the Day: the invention of the compass: Flat Count (Cumulative): 25; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 32


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