It nearly worked! Immediately after our break the sky cleared and the sun burnt down, sending clouds if steam from the drying roads. The climb continued, through beautiful scenery which is curiously non-touristy. Tizz insisted on racing again and we ended up powering through mountain villages with surprised elderly residents cheering us on! Over the Passo del Lagustrella and wonderful views westwards and a fantastic descent to Aulla. Guess what we got in Aulla, whilst trying to meet the van? Yep, a thunderstorm. Blue sky to the left, blue sky to the right: above us – dark grey cloud! Aiming for Cascona dei Peri, an organic co-operative farm above Sarzana, we set mutual satnavs and set off. Bernard, Tizz and I braved rush hour traffic and found the place more easily than we thought. Paradise! A lovely young Dutch woman, Mariella, met us and immediately served us home-made wine on a terrace in the sun, overlooking the Mediterranean 6km away and the villages and vine- covered hillsides. Mel and the van meanwhile had been led by the satnav up a mountain cul-de-sac and we did a phone-linked talk-in so that they arrived 10 minutes before our evening meal! The meal was served on a terrace overlooking the view and we shared the meal with Mariella and the owners of the farm – lovely home-grown food and plenty of wine. A great end to the day! Well, nearly….. then we had to put the tents up in the dark! Bernard was handicapped by a broken pole (!!) which meant that his porch flapped all night in the breeze! It still managed to rain briefly overnight but all is well for the run in to Pisa, where Charlie and Dave Hamer are already sorting out local bars!!