A good evening at the camp site, which is packed with mainly Italian families who are clearly set up for the summer. On one plot I even spotted a child’s tent with it’s own TV!! Not exactly a silent night, what with discos and strange sirens, plus snoring and mozzie bite scratching, but all OK by the morning when the support crew swung into action and had the van loaded by 9.30am prompt. We tried to meet up with the van in Grosseto for breakfast but it proved impossible in a spiders web of narrow streets. Very pretty though. Breakfast over, we got on to the road to Scansano, little knowing that the majority of the 25km would be upward! Beautiful views as we climbed, and with Tizz the limpet pushing on she and I broke away up a particularly long climb that led up to the town. (Note to Italian planners – how about putting towns in valleys rather than the top of hills?) We refreshed with lollies at a welcome garage and re-grouped for a lovely descent from Scansano, which is a truly scenic place, surrounded by vineyards. It is the “town of wine and oil” according to it’s signs. Bernard is showing signs of sunstroke as he has started to ask why his nipples are hard even in the extreme heat – all suggestions from the www are welcome! The support team meanwhile have been frolicking in volcanic springs at Saturno which is not far off today’s route. All back together again for a late lunch, 45 plus miles done and the same still to go.