Day 3 and 4'ish - news from the seven seas!

Sorry that there was no communication yesterday! It was a long day in the saddle heading iff following un petite dejeuner formidable!! We headed along the coast in glorious sunshine - although with a (warm) headwind
Stunning scenery - crystal blue water, sandy beaches, rock formations - lovely.
Coffee in Cannes on past Nice - cote d'azur  - there is a good reason for that name!  Sandwiches en route somewhere surrounded by the local Moto Guizzi gang then on to Monte Carlo. Warning - do NOT go there by bike! Overcrowded overmotorized with arrigant b......s (Who has probably paid less tax in their lifetime than I do in a year!!) in their big cars in which they transport thrir presumably very small willies!
Fortunately our visit was brief and soon we were in Bella Italia! A lovely cycletrack led us along the coast - me more than others as my Garmin decided to eraise all routes and I got separated from the rest of the gang. For once I managed to get ahead and after two pints and several slices of pizza and bruschiutta (served by a lovely waitress) they caught up with me and we headed on at record speed to Imperia (the first time I could keep up wih Guy - clearly the Moretti is good for me!) where we spent a few hours before we found our hotel. A long day in the saddle. 92 miles - with lots of ups ( a 15% climb out of Nice) and some downs!
As I had been overfed whilst hanging out in bars I decided for an early night whereas the gang of three  headed for an Italian (each).
After a noisy night (motorway - or at least the sound of it - on one side and train on the other) great breakfast and off we went along the Ligurian coast and the land of Lilliput (where even Guy stood out!) - beautiful rocky scenery again with a headwind but glorious sunshine (our right sides are getting rather tanned) and generally good cycle paths. A careless Italian driver learned some new Anglo-Scandinavian words as he got too close to my pannier and the only thing separating his mother's nose and my fist was a bit of glass! We stopped for  a great lunch of sardines and local craft beer in Savona  and got our feet washed in thr Mediterranean sea - the sympathetic waiter warned us against cycling through Genova so we boarded a train ( great Italian trains - bikes are free in purposebuilt carriages). So our resting day consisted of only 50 miles on the bikes before we came to La Spezia where our accommodation for the night is a rather impressive yacht - we are the only crew but the beer tastes good, the views spectacular and the marina restaurant is just up the pier!