An annual bike race is held between Mildura and Echuca, a town on the Murray River some four hundred kilometres upstream. The exertion of leading them out of town makes Stefano wonder what they would need for energy on the 'Tour de Murray'. He decides on pasta fagioli - a rich traditional rich bean soup. Stefano is to meet the riders at the finish, but in the meantime he visits his friends Anna and Antonio who collect garden snails which, when properly cleaned and cooked with herbs and a tomato sauce, make a delicious dish to eat with pasta.