udine - grado camping

We spent the night in an apartment. We were able to cook in this apartment, which we did last night. It was nice to have a whole apartment to ourselves.

In the morning, we enjoyed breakfast with the rolls that were provided, including coffee from a Nespresso machine.

Since we didn't have to drive far, we took it easy and didn't leave until 9 o'clock. First, we had to get out of Udine. That alone takes a while.

Then we were able to ride through beautiful field paths and villages. You could tell that there are more and more cyclists who want to reach their destination (Grado).

Along the way, we brewed coffee and had something to eat. The location was a stroke of luck, as we discovered a bench with a table in a forest and immediately occupied it. The passing cyclists looked over a bit enviously. We greeted them nicely.

Since it was already eleven o'clock and according to the calculation, we wouldn't reach our destination by noon, we bought our lunch in a small shop. The nice lady spoke German, so we had an interesting chat.

It was difficult again to find a spot for lunch, but then we found a playground with a water tap and occupied it. By the way, water is the number one concern because there are hardly any public wells, let alone drinking water. So always have some in stock.

We continued towards Grado against the sea breeze. On the dam, we were asked to take a photo, which we gladly did.

After arriving in Grado, we still had to drive another 15 minutes to the campsite. When we arrived, it was a bit difficult because we didn't make a reservation. However, this was only a problem because the staff had to take our personal information and we had to choose and register our pitch. I have rarely seen something so complicated.

We bought dinner at the small campsite shop. We haven't bought groceries this expensive in a long time. But that's what you expect from these stores. We had potatoes with fine sausages, tomato sauce, and salad. At the same time, we cooked the pasta salad for the next day. So we are well supplied for the return journey.

We ended the evening in a bar with a cool drink and ice cream after taking a swim in the sea.

As always, you can check the statistics on: https://strava.app.link/E57wB7SVvqb