Blood From Sore Throat

"A minnulicchia" (The small almond)

What a beautiful hike I did today, I enjoyed really. I did mountain bike in the way I like most, in good company, only wild off-road exploration. We started the industrial agglomeration of Termini Imerese with the intention of achieving Roccapalumba by river. Yes, you read right, the river " Fiumetorto " which flows just near the Fiat plant, along the same valley where is the Termini railway-Agrigento, passing stations Sciara, Montemaggiore Belsito and Roccapalumba . Our idea is to drive along the river and rail as much as possible until you get to Roccapalumba .

We then started to explore as possible to the area, and we managed to get "almost" at the station Montemaggiore Belsito. We have come only country roads, of course we had to retrace our steps a lot of times, I do not even remember how many times we were forced to cross the river, sometimes we have to take the road crossed the railway. In short, you understand, exploration to 360 degrees.

There were funny episodes, especially when we met a horse tied in the district " Minnulicchia " that prevented us from passing. I know perfectly that perhaps the horses are harmless, but at that moment we had all lost our certainties, Sergio the most reckless of us, approached comfortable seeing that the horse was tied with a long rope. Only when all eyes followed the path of the rope, and he realizes that the other was secured just below the top of the foot, we finally saw a bit ' of panic on his face, and he began to back accompanied by our laughter and the horse tried to kiss him.

Overcoming the horse, given the hour, we decided to stop up the river (for now) and begin to return to base. We request information to a farmer and decide to make a paved climb (3 km, 360 meters Hm.) that has brought us to St. John the Greeks, where Sergio to further humiliate start doing stunts.

descent to Sciara, where we opt for a dirt road that took us directly to SS 113, which almost was the end of our trip. Now trace the path to where we were, for the next time to continue exploring Roccapalumba . When we finish, we could even think of returning to the train, or maybe it's better, go by train and return by river.

Until next time, bye ...

minnulicch ia