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...and then caught a ride back into Manhattan on the back on Hans' scooter!
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So good.
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Hans & Ellen helmeting to depart via Hans' Vespa. (And Piper!)
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On our walk over to the reception, we ran into Bertl on his scooter and got a chance to wish him farewell!
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A little later that afternoon, we rented a scooter and drove over to...
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Dave and me on the move.
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On Sunday morning Dave helped get a second scooter running which meant we could all ride. Time to buddy-up for adventure!
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Afterwards, we headed back downtown to wander around...
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A little before 7pm, we decided to head back to our guest house and relax for a bit. Here's me trying to figure out where the heck we are on the map and how to get back to our room!
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Here's Mer and me: gassed up, helmeted up and ready to explore.
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And me. Someone call your high school photo teacher, I think what we've got here is a "work of art! " I call this one "Self-Reflections of a Helmeted Scooterteer."
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I totally forgot to mention that the temperature had dropped sharply from the previous day and was in the low 50s, which might not sound too cold, but when you're riding a scooter at 50mph with no gloves, it's almost unbearable. Here's me using the exaust to defrost my frozen lil' phalanges.
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Twenty minutes later, and down at the bottom of the mountain we just ridden over, we stopped again to warm our hands.
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Our bellies full of warm doughnut, we hit the open road. We decided to take a 45 km backroads trip to check out the bad-ass Arkadi Monastery and then from there, if we had enough light, ride another 25 km and check out the Melidoni Caves.
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Grant and Fatty took a quick ride to pick up some snacks and drinks at a nearby store.