Our last day today from sottomarina just below Venice to Rome. There were 2 challenges today as so many people were so close in their scores. The first challenge was to find and photograph the oldest car you could. It had to have 4 wheels - it didn't have to be going though. Well we struggled a bit on this one but did see a really old routemaster bus on the motorway so photographed that. We also had to count and photograph the number plates of as many Hungarian lorries we could see. The H for Hungary had to be visible. Well we did quite well on this bit - we got 8. Having made it to Rome we got lost on the Ring Road - they seemed to have taken away junction 7! Eventually after a detour or two and Mike doing U-turns in the Rome Rush hour (he decided they would have no wish to crash into us) we found our hotel. Then it was into a taxi to Piazza Navona to clock in, have a meal and then wait for the final speeches and to see who won. Well you guessed it, it was not us. We thought we might get a prize for the team with the greatest collective age but we did not. Then we said our goodbyes, did some sightseeing in Rome and managed to find the only Taxi driver in Rome who did not seem to have a clue where he was going, but he could drive at breakneck speed towards a queue of traffic. I can't think why we were scared as we had been travelling at speeds up to 100 miles per hour on the rally!!!
We will post some of our strange but true photos tomorrow or soon as possible, internet cafe allowing.
See you all soon.
4 comments:
It has added a new dimension to my day logging into your escapades. I even had a tear in my eye reading your Day 4 notes. First in imagining your "rush hour" moments - once had a similar experience around the Arc de Triomphe, Paris!!!! and then no prizes? But if it counts - I'm extemely proud of you all for your effort in those action packed days.
Congratulations! Well Done! Whoopee! etc. What an exciting last day, I was relieved that you managed to survive Italian taxi driving....bet it was fun really and that you will have ago at rushing at queues yourselves back in the UK. Not sure if I can endure the wait until I see the 'interesting photos' which are not on the web yet. Take care, have loads of rest and see you at the weekend.
Just thought.....bet you need to get rid of that green fluffy stuff again by now Pat!!
well done makes me think of a similar jouney in a rome taxi with my 3 month old baby no car seat!!!!
safe jouney home
joce
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