This is coming to you from the ferry zooming towards Italy.   A reasonable night's sleep but very cold.  I am here with Arthur, another insomniac, tapping away.  Only just over 1600kms to go now.  Still a long way but over familiar territory.  After all that we have been through it is now definitely the home run.  Today we aremeant to be going through gorgeous Tuscany but many ofus will go the easier, flatter route on the autostrada in order to preserve our cars.We are overheating a little and hills are a bad idea.  We just have to get on and push to Paris.  Going the fast way may even mean that we have time for lunch in Lucca or maybe drop into Florence for a cappuchino.

I have had comments tat say we are not last as Doug and Anastacia have that honour.  Well, let me tell you a  secret.  Doug and Anastacia had not been seen since Almaty and then popped up in Istanbul.  Rumour has it they were in te Maldives for a couple of weeks!   Actuall they have had major problems with their Chevy roadster and have spent an very long time on trucks flying to places to get ahead.  We, on the other hand, apart from a brief ride on the plane of shame have just kept going at our own, rather slow but happy pace.

On this rally we have been everywhere but seen little, such is the need to push on.  We have passed many sights and had no time to stop.  However, what a ride it has been.  Over12,000kms through epic scenery and with endless adventures.  Oxfordshire will seem very dull after this.

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