Today was a travel day. We were up early at 6am and rushed to check out, grabbed a taxi and make it to the fast ferry to Naples. So our farewell to Sorrento and Helios Hotel was brief and rushed. The ferry was full but we managed to get a seat at the front with room for all our bags. The sailing was slightly rougher than previous crossing in the last few days, this despite the crew steering the boat in a completely different direction to counter the waves. Naples from ferry to train station was an interesting taxi ride. A very aggressive and horn loving driver, but he was quick and got us to the station in no time. We suspect he has few friends in the taxi community given the number of cabs he cut-off along the inside. The train ride was usual Italian railway precision. We had a cabin to ourselves (the second to last cabin at the very back of the train), all the way via Rome to Chiusi, which gave us a great view of the countryside. Chiusi was the slow point of the day, as the rental car company closes between 1pm and 3.30pm every afternoon (along with half the businesses). So we sat outside waiting for them to open. Richard received strange looks as he sat on a street side bench in his shirtsleeves, with a collection of bags around him; whilst behind him a funeral was happening. It was a strange 100 minutes (as we arrived around 2pm). The young guy running the Avis outpost was late arriving back, then informed us the car was not ready as it was being cleaned, 'please go away and comeback in half an hour'. We returned to find not the car that was ordered. We were being given an "upgrade" from an Audi to a Fiat 500L. A Fiat 500L is not the small Fiat 500 we are used to in NZ, but a much larger five door car based on Jeep under-pinnings if memory is correct. This must be my punishment for making a Fiat comment in my last blog. I could not get the guy to understand that an Fiat 500L is not "similar" to a Audi A1. The only alternative he could offer was a Fiat 500 (the small NZ version), which I was tempted by but possibly too small for our luggage, so now feeling ripped off. It did not improve once we started driving as the ride is too soft around the twisty roads of Tuscany, and the automatic is jerky, and brakes so tight you are launched through the windscreen each time you touch them. So M not very happy as navigator. I suspect this is not the last we will hear of the car story before we finish. We found our accommodation with little hassle, on a wooded hillside very near Montepulciano. So near in fact that the main reception block looks directly at the town and beautiful rolling hill countryside just a few kilometres away. Our accommodation however is tucked away in a wooded block of Chestnut & other small trees about three hundred metres down the road. We have an automatic gate and deer fences around us, we have one of three two storey units in one building, very rustic and spacious. We were told we may see wild pigs or deer through the fences. All the little minor roads have deer warning signs. Unfortunately a few things aren't working such as broken shower head and no internet, (this is why we have gone off everyone's radar). The owners are 3 sisters and a brother. Younger Stefano needs to be called when English visitors arrive. They seem to own the vineyard around the units by their main house, and they offer a big selection of their wines in the little apartments. The Swimming pool and hot tub will remain untouched by us as it is quite windy in the evenings on the hill and much cooler than the daytime. Dinner was found in Montepulciano, in a large wine cellar restaurant, the range of vino on offer was astounding. Exploring Montepulciano will have to wait for tomorrow, as we were not up to looking around in the dark!