Trippin' with Susan Straley

 So many memories, so much to tell.  It will take a few posts. Last I wrote we had just arrived in Italy... We were going to Cycle Puglia, the region at the heel of the boot. We had arranged to spend a few days adjusting before we started the bike tour, and boy are we glad we did!  Matera was fascinating and a fun place to explore.  We were staying right by the Church of Purgatory.  And just a few feet from that were incredible views of the cave towns. When we added the two extra nights we had to take what we could get.  The room was huge and served us well until we moved into a smaller room that had been reserved through Puglia Cycle Tours. Here are pictures of the Church of Purgatory from the outside. The motel arranged for us to take a walking tour.  It was very interesting.  We got to walk down into the cave city, the richer part of the two "Sassi" regions.   She told us that in 1953 the leader of the country came to visit the area a...