Day 2 - Orbetello to Castiglioncello

Day 2, an altogether less eventful day then day 1. Fortuneately for Team Run and their wallets, no more car accidents of note occured... Although GK managed to put the smallest of dints in the front of the car as he drove the car into a ditch on the side of the road.

Team 1, consisting of GK, SM, AG, & RT took the mantle of morning team and set off early, looking to complete their stint at a reasonable hour to meet the afternoon team. This didn't really happen. Upon realising we had eaten very little that morning, we decided a trip into Grosseto was necessary, along with a visit to the supermercato. 3 and a half hours after setting off, morning team had completed a less then satisfactory 15 km. Not good. At least we had food.

Given morning teams tardiness, it was decided afternoon team would set off from the pre-agreed meeting point prior to morning team arriving. This was not a decision taken easily, as many members of the team felt that this slightly diminished the idea that we were doing a 'relay'. Nevertheless, safety issues involved with running late at night dictated that this was the decision that must be made.

Afternoon team commenced their run. Few problems were encountered and Cupcake, Guppy and Nick 'White Kenyon' Watson had few issues with completing their 20K each for the day. They found their way to the local campsite and arrived minutes before morning team turned up.

Team 1 had left the campsite 4 hours earlier then Team 2. Why had morning team taken so long to arrive - apart from there trip to the supermercato? Some would argue its because of their lack of map usage. Others would argue its due to their lack of ability to read maps. Either way, Italy has managed to throw up a few obstacles. One in particular is the heavy usage of one-way streets. As AG passed through Fallonica, team car was diverted along a series of overly complex one way streets, taking us far from where AG was running. As McKenzie drove, GK directed us back to where AG should be. When it became apparent that we were miles away from anywhere AG would be, McKenzie politely asked, 'are we hoping AG will turn up here?' The response from GK was a sharp as it was direct. 'This isn't as easy as it looks' (large amounts of inappropriate language has been omitted from the quote) GK snapped. A few phone calls and a little driving later we were happily re-united with our much loved poster boy.

Once back at the campsite, all were a little tighter and sorer. The first 2 days have not been as easy as team run may have thought. We are all sore, with a couple of us limping significantly already. We must however, fight on.

Day 2 complete.