We had a treat when we reached Pisa (after a short 30km which brought our total to 3000km) because we had worked out that Carl's parents - John and Dawn - would be arriving midday for a few hours on their bus tour. So with the aid of texting we met up for lunch and then sent them on their way again!!
We will be seeing them again on Saturday when we stay together for a week in a villa outside of Florence in a village called Reggello - south east of Florence.