Writing this in the early hours of the “rest” day after further adventures with the support crew. After a hearty meal and a couple of beers with the whole crew, Mum and Mel decided it best to head for the airport around midnight in order to save hassle and be there for their early morning check-in. They got a number for local taxis from the bar but were told that you can’t book taxis in Pisa and that they probably wouldn’t come out at 4am anyway! Thus it was decided to drive them out in the van around 12.15am. I drove, and we dropped them off, said our tearful goodbyes, and Tizz and I headed back. Some 30 minutes later we were still negotiating Pisa’s one-way system when Mel called to say they’d been chucked out of the airport and wouldn’t be allowed back till 4am!!! “Regulations”!!! So we drove all the way back to pick them up and bring them back to the hostel!! Hope we van sort something later!!