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Today we planned on going for another hike on the north side of town, but we had no real plans. We headed out on Via Dante towards Strada at 1130, looking at the massive roses on the side of the busy road. The loop we were following fortunately took a right off the main road and went down a narrow one-lane paved road along a ridge that we could see from I Coppi. A growing thunderstorm filled our view for quite a while, until we stopped for lunch in a small clearing down by a stream. There were no rocks, just high grass, so we threw down the poncho and had lunch picnic style. We then followed another major road for about a mile, the clouds and breeze keeping things comfortable. We saw a bike race go down the road just an hour earlier but it was long gone by the time we got there. The trail then took us on another narrow paved road, downhill to a winery, then back uphill to San Gimignano. In some places along the road, the white fluffy seeds had accumulated on the side of the road like snow. We got back to I Coppi at about 1530, so we had the rest of the afternoon to do whatever. We got our fix of US politics on CNN (looks like Obama now all but has the nomination) and spent a lot of time on the phone talking to our mom’s. Thank you CNN for reminding us it is Mother’s Day! Dinner tonight was tortellini and peas. We also briefly met a new couple from Canada who are staying at I Coppi for a week. Berry and Sharon are from Calgary and he does something related to Canadian railroads. I’m not sure what, but I’ll try to find out later. Bed late.
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