Today, everyone heads to Pisa, most of us with timed entry to the tower. We only get lost a couple of times, and as we're pulling up to the parking lot, I suggest to my passengers that they just run for it so they can make their time. Nimish and I have a few minutes until ours, but somehow after a bathroom break and figuring out how to pay for parking, we still beat them. I am an absolute asshole who responds to "we missed our time, if you don't want to miss yours, you need to check your bag" with "oh, well can you just hold it?" These folks are entirely too nice.
Climbing the tower is so strange as down continues to rotate around as you go up.
Obviously next up is gelato. Then we head for the beach. I follow Atlee's directions of "head towards the restaurant and there will be parking when you get to the right road" which means we have a 30 minute walk to get to the group because we're starting at the marina. But there are cold drinks at the end of the hike. All good. And we got to see some lizards.
David is kind enough to drive me back to my rental so I can bring it back to pick up my passengers, and we head back. I'm driving with a lot more confidence now, even in this giant sedan. I see a couple of my actual car today - too bad it wouldn't fit in my carryon.
For dinner, we intend to meet a larger group at a restaurant outside Volterra, but due to some confusion over the name of the restaurant, we end up in the middle of Volterra, and decide to just stay.
A long day, but a good one.
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