Day 4 we woke up in Florence. Ben's bike was working well and seemed all good to go. My bike decided to lose one of the bolts that holds on its rear rack (the apparently very common injury to these bikes), so out first goal was to find a bike shop to get it fixed. We set out rather late from the house as we were both rather exhausted from the previous day's events. We quickly found a bike shop and got the bike fixed, grabbed a cappuccino next door and a croissant and headed out of town. The riding was relatively uneventful we just kept going, making pretty good time. On the way out of town we came across a large sporting goods store so we finally stopped and bought most of the remaining stuff we had wanted to but back in Rome. To get to San Miniato (where we're stopping that night) we had to climb into the hills in Tuscany... The climbing was not too bad... The views at the top breath taking.
After stopping a few times to take in the view on our way down the hills we came into Montelupo, a cool old town nestled in the hills and from there just kept biking along. We had about 30 miles to do that day and in about 2 and a half hours, from when we actually got out of Florence, we were in San Miniato. This meant for the first time this trip, we made a ride with really no problems and we got to a town with enough time to explore and walk around, which led to some great views from the main tower of the town around sunset.
We ended the day with dinner at L'upupa, as recommended by our B&B hosts, and it was amazing. Easily amung the top meals of the trip. The whole town of San Miniato is really uniquely located and it is neat to explore, mostly the views of the surrounding Tuscany countryside are just gorgeous. That's all I have for now, on Day 5 we have 90 miles to do, so here is to hoping it all goes well. Best wishes and until next time.
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