A great tandem toot!
Great ride report!
We've visited Italia but never cycled there. Scenery/food/people are great. As great as the Vatican's art treasures are, we considered the display to be ostentatious.
However we don't need to go as far as Tuscany to get in good/hard climbing.
Twenty some years ago we did the Answer to the Arizona Challenge, a 3-day 325 mile event with 22,000 feet of climbing. Stoker Kay did not volunteer to do that tandem ride again as it was only 103 degrees at the finish line (it snowed on the ride the next year).
Looks like you youngsters were in great shape and prepared for the ride!
Did Bill and Jan ride the whole thing too?
Again, thanks for the report and photos!
Ciao!