Sunday 11th October

We left peschiera at 8am , we were going nicely until we hit some bad traffic just short of the austrian border. Eventually we got to Fussen around 1.30. A lot colder at around 11c . Walked into Fussen , had a nice coffee and decided to buy a wooly hat. Been here a few times this time we used the motorhome camper stop directly opposite the lidl, the middle one. Really nice 34 euros with 2 shower permits and unmetererd electric. Our wandering around town took us to a few different areas of town

Saturday 10th October. Last day in italy.

Leaving Peschiera del Garda tomorrow and hopefully heading to Germany. The last few days have been a bit overcast at times, temperatures still around 22 to 24c. Lots of sunny spells but we've noticed it getting a lot cooler at nights. Most of the time has been spent cycling, stocking up with wine, relaxing and walking Jonesy. Hoping to get a swim in today. We still eat out overlooking the lake and we got some good shots of the sunset last night. Campsite starting to empty out.

Tuesday 6th October. Happy Birthday Jonesy.

Well it was the big buys 11th birthday today. This last week I've really noticed that he's putting an extra zip into his walks. He's frequently running out in front , does 80 minutes and never seems to want to come back to the motorhome. So today we decided to walk into Peschiera del Garda,60 mins there 60 back. No problem for Jonesy. It was quite hot about 24c As we were returning Jonesy really did think it was his birthday as we bumped into a German couple with a gorgeous Welsh Terrier bitch that they'd acquired from Hungary. They sniffed and kissed and like all good romance stories they soon had to part. Later he took himself into the lake for a paddle.

Saturday 3rd October Pesciera del Garda

Yesterday, Friday 2nd we arrived in Lake Garda and Returned to one of our favourite sites Le Palma. Booked ahead for 6 nights on ACSI. Before the site we went to Aldi and bought 22 bottles of decent quality wine for £45. Temperature 28c. Today Saturday we walked Jonesy for 80 minutes, nice coffee and on return gave Jonesy a treat in the dog shower room. Last night,Friday, we went to watch the sunset and had a drink watching it go slowly down. its livened up on the front with a few new bars each advertising the best location to watch the sunset. The older bars have had facelifts with most offering a good selection of food at good prices. Most now stay open until 2am.

Wednesday 30th Spotorno

Again Spotorno looked quite a decent place .We've now visited about 8 towns along this stretch of coastline and our favourite has got to be Alassio. But here's Spotorno...

Wednesday 30th September.

A long day today. We left the site and walked to Ceriale station. Train West to Albenga and then east to Finale Ligure, another attractive town walk around making sure we had seen most of the sights. Coffee at 11s then lunch at 12.30. Intriguing stuff this. Later it started to dull over so we jumped a train to Spotorno.

Monday 28th September.

Another lovely day today. Left the site at 8.30 and walked 25 minutes to Ceriale station jumped the train and a 12 minute journey landed us in the beautiful Alassio. A town my parents stayed at in 1964 their first holiday abroad. This is one of the classier towns along this coastline with prices for coffee, beer and meals a little dearer. So how did my dad, a postman, manage to get to such a place. Like most people of his generation he worked hard and saved hard to get quality. I'm not saying Alassio is on a par with Monaco or Cannes, but it does seem to have a pride in itself. We found a good coffee bar in a square where sounds of the 70s seem to be the vogue, so we listened to amongst others Tracey Chapman, The Doobies and James Taylor as we sipped two delightful Cappuccino. Its been said that you'll never find a public beach here but we found plenty. The sea was crystal clear, warm and inviting so i was soon in its calm waters.Quite a few in the water,all of a generation to appreciate the sounds of the 70s.