Statistics (Totals/Locations)
Miles Biked: 1208.4 miles
Miles Walked: 152.09 miles
Days of biking: 23 days
Total accumulative Altitude gain: 51,622 feet
Location: Genova, Italy to Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Flight information
Total Expenses: ~= $4233.82 US

Day -1, Thursday, December 18, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Location: Flights from Portland, Oregon to Amsterdam, Netherlands
Points of interest:
1. None
Expenses: US$1444.15 - Airfare and US$100.00 for shipping my bike on the Airlines
Accommodations: Slept on Plane

Day 0, Friday, December 19, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Location: Flights – Flight to Paris, France and then to Genova, Italy
Points of interest:
1. None
Expenses: 28.00 URO and US$81.52 - Taxi and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Galata - Genova Day 1, Saturday, December 20, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 50 miles Daily Walking Miles: 2 miles
Location: Genoa to La Spezia, Italy
Points of interest:
1. Lots of cyclist on the scenic coastal highway.
2. Learning how to take the train and getting warned about validating my train ticket.
Expenses: 19.64 URO + US$70.27 US - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept in Mary’s motel (Via Fiume 177) – La Spezia
Day 2, Sunday, December 21, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 12 miles
Location: La Spezia and the 5 fishing villages of Cinque Terre
Points of interest:
1. 5 Fishing villages of Cinque Terre
2. Castle Tower in Vernazza
Expenses: 20.70 URO + $70.27 US - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept in Mary’s motel (Via Fiume 177) – La Spezia
Day 3, Monday, December 22, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 66.92 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 5 miles
Location: La Spezia to Livorno
Points of interest:
1. Coastal highway with several cyclists 2. Leaning tower of Pisa
Expenses: 57.50 URO - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Livorno

Day 4, Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 89.75 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 11 miles
Location: Livorno to Grosseto
Points of interest:
1. Town of Grosseto with dark fort that you could walk into for free (a little scary)
Expenses: 43.60 URO – Food, postcards and motel
Accommodations: Slept in Hotel Nuova (Piazza Marconi 26) – Grosseto

Day 5, Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 48.4 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 7.23 miles
Location: Grosseto to Rome
Points of interest:
1. Town of Orbetello and bridge to nearby island
2. Tourist attractions in Rome – Coliseum, etc.
Expenses: 26.25 URO + 92.26 US – Food, Train and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Caracciolo di Alba De Vivo (Via Cairoli 86/88)– Roma

Day 6, Thursday, December 25, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 35.37 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 6.29 miles
Location: Rome
Points of interest:
1. Coliseum, Vatican, Castel Sant Angelo and all the other historic monuments in downtown Rome
2. Christmas mass at the Vatican.
Expenses: 22.17 URO + 92.26 US - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Caracciolo di Alba De Vivo (Via Cairoli 86/88) – Roma

Day 7, Friday, December 26, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 59.76 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 6.55 miles
Location: Rome to Naples
Points of interest:
1. Cold, wet town of Formia
2. Poverty entering Naples
3. Loosing money in Naples ATM
Expenses: 261.40 URO + $100.78 US – Train, batteries, lost to ATM and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Il Convento (via Speranzella 137) – Naples

Day 8, Saturday, December 27, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 34.07 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 14.06 miles
Location: Naples to Sorrento
Points of interest:
1. Excellent motel breakfast with squid in Naples
2. Ten miles of coble stone road out of Naples
3. Historic park of Pompeii.
Expenses: 15.60 URO + $71.98 US – Souvenirs, attractions and motel
Accommodations: Slept in ALBERGO ASCOT SORRENTO – Sorrento

Day 9, Sunday, December 28, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 49.92 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 9.76 miles
Location: Sorrento to Salerno
Points of interest:
1. View of Isle del Capri from Termini
2. Twisty road to Salerno with castles, cliff side towns and road hanging onto cliffs.
Expenses: 56.20 URO - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Salerno

Day 10, Monday, December 29, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 51.64 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 0 miles
Location: Salerno to south of Paola
Points of interest:
1. Finding a place to camp
Expenses: 16.00 URO - Food and train
Accommodations: Slept under a freeway bridge

Day 11, Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 65.99 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 5.93 miles
Location: South of Paola to Messina
Points of interest:
1. Flat tire
2. Ferry to Sicily
3. Church in Messina
Expenses: 11.55 URO + $84.20 US – Food, Ferry and motel
Accommodations: Slept in Royal Palace Hotel (Via Cannizzara IS 224 AB) - Messina

Day 12, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Daily Bike Miles: 78.93 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 5.49 miles
Location: Messina to Catania
Points of interest:
1. Town of Taormina
2. Cyclist from Germany
3. Historic building in Catania
Expenses: 57.70 URO – Food, attraction and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Catania

Day 13, Thursday, January 1, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 83.53 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 4.95 miles
Location: Catania to Ispica
Points of interest:
1. Views of Mount Etna
2. Archeological area with Cathedral in Siracusa
3. Big hill from motel to town of Ispica
4. Presepe Vivente Ispica
Expenses: 52.00 URO – Food, attraction and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Ispica

Day 14, Friday, January 2, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 80.85 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 5.83 miles
Location: Ispica to Licata
Points of interest:
1. Big hill that bypassed Ragusa.
2. A man with a bike set up for touring lead me to a cheap hotel in Licata
Expenses: 39.75 URO – Food, batteries and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Licata

Day 15, Saturday, January 3, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 65.94 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 9.94 miles
Location: Licata to Sciacca
Points of interest:
1. Valley of the Temples in Argent
2. People at Valley of the Temples that had seen me in Catania
Expenses: 57.29 URO – Food, attraction and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Sciacca

Day 16, Sunday, January 4, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 65.55 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 2.22 miles
Location: Sciacca to Lo Stagnone
Points of interest:
1. Almost run over by car after fixing a broken spoke
2. Town of Marsala
3. Nice rental house in Lo Stagnone
Expenses: 27.00 URO - Food and motel
Accommodations: Slept in rented 2 bedroom house – Lo Stagnone

Day 17, Monday, January 5, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 55.84 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 6.59 miles
Location: Lo Stagnone to Alcamo
Points of interest:
1. Motya Island
2. Temple and archeological park at Segesta.
3. Free castle Museum in Alcamo
Expenses: 94.86 URO – Food, batteries, attraction and motel
Accommodations: Slept in motel – Alcamo

Day 18, Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 49.93 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 13.48 miles
Location: Alcamo to Palermo
Points of interest:
1. Historic building in Palermo
Expenses: 5.00 URO + $61.99 US – Food, Internet and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Moderno (Via Roma 276)- Palermo

Day 19, Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 34.7 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 4.46 miles
Location: Palermo
Points of interest:
1. Post office never sent all my postcards to the USA.
2. Tomb and Creeps tour in Cathedral, not the correct creeps for human bones
3. The cathedral at Monreale
4. Dumpsters and trash all over Palermo
Expenses: 45.48 URO + $61.99 US – Food, stamps, attractions and motel
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Moderno (Via Roma 276)- Palermo

Day 20, Thursday, January 8, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 51.34 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 0 miles
Location: Palermo towards Naples
Points of interest:
1. Cycling east to the town of Santa Flavia
2. Hill ride to statue di s. Rosolia.
3. No drinking fountain on Ferry to Naples.
Expenses: 3.20 URO + $77.39 US – Tip, Ferry and water
Accommodations: Slept on the boat to Naples

Day 21, Friday, January 9, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 24.48 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 3.46 miles
Location: Ferry to Naples to Fiumicino
Points of interest:
1. Sleeping in couch in bar of boat to Naples
2. Cycling in the traffic of Rome.
Expenses: 40.00 URO + $102.92 US – Food, train and motel
Accommodations: Slept an Hotel Mach 2 (Via Portuense 2465) – Fiumicino

Day 22, Saturday, January 10, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 65.49 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 0.5 miles
Location: Fiumicino, Italy to almost Amsterdam, Netherlands
Points of interest:
1. Ride from Fiumicino to Centro Regina and then back to Rome Airport.
2. Poor scary areas near Fiumicino
Expenses: 21.50 URO + $205.82 US – Food, souvenir and bike on plane
Accommodations: Slept on plane

Day 23, Sunday, January 11, 2009
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Daily Walking Miles: 15.35 miles
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands to Portland, Oregon, USA
Points of interest:
1. Police assistance at Amsterdam airport
2. Cold walk around downtown Amsterdam
2. Leffe beer at bar in Amsterdam.
3. Meal of Br. Shoarama in Amsterdam
Expenses: 35.50 URO and $4.75 US – Food, alcohol and trains
Accommodations: Slept on plane