Luca to Florence

A lovely stay in Luca finished with a cycle ride on top of the city walls - a cycle/walking track for 5 km all the way around. A UK city planner will never approve!!Next we as usual got lost but headed off in the direction og Florence. Gentle flat'ish ride with only 3-400 metres of ups'n downs. Along the route the usual sight of young women waiting for pasding trade - rather sad reflection of the less attractive side to Italian society.
Stopped for lunch at roadside cafe inhabited a a multitude of lovely Italian signorinas - photos on Facebook , still can't get them on the blog.  A very happy place (the cafe not FB) Shortly after Martyn had a puncture (inner tube nothing else!) but as I was across a busy junction I knew nothing (although not from Barcelona!?!) and sped on to Florence. A well deserved beer on the central Piazza (€8.5 ! Rip off although it was rather good!!). A bit of sight seeing and a regathering of the group for photos before we were off towards Bologna looking for accommodation just north of Florence. Thanks to Guy's roaming skills and Martyn's navigation ditto we succeeded ( my Garmin is kaput! And Vodaphone  useless) . A modern plastic hotel with only German beer (fortunately not some major nasty brand but a only smaller nasty one) - and some rather non-descript food.
We only did 90'ish km yesterday but sightseeing is a part of the trip!
Hotel booked in Bologna where Paul will gead home and the rest head towards the coast!!