Finally a real waterfall

Sofia and Anna booked another wine tasting tour in the same direction as the waterfall the server told us about. So we decided to take them to their tour, kill some time, and then pick them up and continue on to the waterfall.

After sleeping in and breakfast, we loaded up in the car and drove to their wine tour. After dropping them off, we stopped at an overlook that had a gigantic wine barrel converted into a photo spot.

We drove to the nearest little town, Radda in Chianti, and got some picnic groceries at Coop. We parked near a park and had our picnic lunch in the park. We brought a table cloth from the Airbnb and laid it out on a bench. 

We paid for an extra 30 minutes of parking and walked over to a gelato shop. Soon it was time to head back to get girls. But when we got there, their tasting was not finished, so we moved some chairs into the shade and waited till they were done.

Girls collected, we drove onward to the waterfall the waiter told us about. More very lengthy, curvy mountin roads. When we got to the spout, it was a good sign to see people emerging with towels and picnic bags.

We parked and walked down to the river, which was indeed a good sized river with several falls of different sizes. It was busy with locals (also a good sign) but we found a little patch for our stuff and spent a few hours enjoying the waterfall.

We went to a pizza place near the waterfall for dinner.

Coffee after dinner? Usually a recipe for insomnia, but needed when I have a late hour-long drive on mountain roads.

On the long drive back to Ponte Agli Stolli, the kids were singing to Bohemian Rhapsody and other songs at the top of their lungs. It was a nice moment to end a great day.