Days 36/37 - 6/7 August - All good things...

Sam and I decided to make use of the last full day of our trip by meeting up in Pisa for a bite to eat. Sam would catch the train with all his bags and make the onward journey to Milan (for the flight the next day) and I would ride to Pisa to meet him there, before returning to Lucca and catching my own train to Bergamo late in the afternoon.

I was feeling pretty atrocious for much of the ride but the scenery more than made up for it.

Pisa, however, was a total dive (nice tower though!).

I hate goodbyes and this had been a wonderful week so it was sad to part ways with a good friend once again.

The 5 hour train trip to Bergamo seemed to take an eternity. Marina's brother Dejan met me at the station and I slept like the dead on Thursday night. I was lucky to have Dejan to help me book a taxi on Friday morning for me and my bike box. I will need to thank Marina's parents for housing the box in their apartment while I was away - a real lifesaver.

Anyway, though it's always sad to finish a holiday, I am certainly ready to end the time on the road. There are many exciting things ahead in Cambridge - 'Chapter 2' of Locky and Hil's big adventure should be a good one.

Time to go home and be a grown-up again. Looking forward to it.