Breakfast itself was a bit sparse, a few pastries, a bit of fruit and that was about all. I then made the mistake of ordering cafe, forgetting that cafe is black treacle like stuff in a tiny cup! Cafe latte next time waiter.
Our first POI of day five, was the Argenta Gap War Cemetery. Out in the middle of some fields but beautifully tended as usual, it contains 625 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, eight of them unidentified. Poppies grow in the fields alongside.
Next on the POI list, a visit to the Imola race circuit. The visit was mainly to visit the Ayrton Senna memorial statue but it seemed there was a track day going on, so we were treated to some exotic cars speeding around the circuit as well.
From Imola we made our next POI stop in one of the world's smallest countries, San Marino. I'd identified a motorcycle parking spot and we were lucky to find plenty of spaces, despite some shitty black car parked there too!
It was a short walk from here up to the castle battlements. Grizzly declined. Can't blame him, it was 30 degrees! I went alone. It was worth the effort, the views of the Adriatic coast were stunning.
POI 4 was to be another race circuit, Misano. One small snag, a round of the World Superbike Championship, so we skipped that. We could hear the bikes as we rode by, on to our overnight stop, in Cattolica. The Waldorf Palace is a nice 4* hotel. The only thing missing was a sea view. My king sized bed, 1 king 2 singles, made up for that.
We popped round the corner to a minimarket and bought some beers and crisps, then came back to the room to partake on our balcony. Brilliant. In the meantime I booked us a table for dinner. Whilst doing so I noticed this chap in reception, whom I recognised as World Supersport champion, Dominique Aegerter.
Dinner was very reasonable considering this hotel is 4*. I had a traditional Emilia-Romagna dish, passatelli, a strange pasta in a broth. Nice to have some local food.
We had great day riding today. The weather, if I dare say it, has been a tad too hot, 30 ish degrees all day. Even now at 9pm, it is 27.
Over the last few days I've come to realise some things. It seems that road signs (speed limits, no overtaking) and road markings (single and double solid white lines) are only there to keep people in work. Apart from that, they serve no other function. I deduce this as I have been overtaken at high speed in a 50kph zone, over single and double white lines! It would appear that Grizzly and I are the only ones who take any notice. It can be disconcerting when someone unexpectedly overtakes, whilst we are sticking to the rules. Today I've changed tack and have decided to follow what the Italians do. If it says 50 and they are doing 80, then so be it. Maybe our Italian friend Lorenzo can shed some light. Is this typical of Italian drivers? It would seem so from what we've encountered thus far.
Day six will see us ending the day in a place called Cepagatti, as we start to move from east coast to west but not before a stop at Tavulia the home of the GOAT, Valentino Rossi.
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