October 22nd, Florence to Lucca by train

We woke in time to say goodbye to Elizabetta who was heading to work. She was setting up a very nice breakfast for us. We exchanged our contact info for Lucca hoping to have a better visit later, if she can come there. We then took the bike to the train station and caught an 11:30 train to Lucca. On the train, we met a very interesting young American guy, who was biking from European marathon to European marathon. He had just finished one in the Il Chianti area and was doing a side trip to Lucca, before heading up to Austria. Most of the time he was stealth camping. In Lucca, we made way to our first Lucca apt. which was simple, but clean, yet on the outside of the walls. We were happy to have a sink in our room, so that we could continue to cook and clean dishes in the room. Mauny got a safe place to store the bike. We went and had coffee, bought groceries and settled in for the evening and began some more planning.