Author: Janet

Proper day at the seaside today. Tried to get a load of washing done first thing but all three machines were mid cycle. Went to the beach instead; lasted about an hour then we were hungry 😋 Had forgotten about

Did a sneaky wash of the motorhome this morning seeing as we were the only people on the motorhome site. Guy couldn’t find the steps in the ‘garage’ and thought we must’ve left them at the storage place back home.

The excitable photographer was up at the crack of dawn, getting a couple of miles of rock scampering in. He got his sunrise pictures, so came back happy and frozen at 8am. He wasn’t alone, as I could hear cars

After a quiet night in the city, we got up to find the car park rammed with cars; they were squeezed into every corner – not sure how we got out! Making our way towards the Dolomites, we first took

Had to do a bit of a route change this morning, as the tunnel we were heading towards seemed to be only inches wider than the van. Many, many, bends as we climbed our way up towards first Bormio, then

Continuing with the quest to cover every mountain pass in Europe 🙄, we carried on north crossing the border again and landed in St Moritz. Parked about a mile out of town and we were out of breath the minute

Rather than risk driving back down the road, we got the ferry across to Varenna on the eastern side of the lake this morning. While we were waiting in the queue Guy nipped out to get some more photos –

What a day! Got up early and ready to set off in the rain. Guy reversed into the spot near the hosepipe ready to fill up with water. Unfortunately, he caught the side of the motorhome on a bike rack

The forecast rain and thunderstorms started around 9 am this morning. The campsite emptied faster than we could believe. It looked like there was a small window of opportunity between 11 and 2 when it was just drizzle. We decided

So glad we de-camped and came further up the lake this morning. We followed the coast road and it all suddenly became quite picturesque. The town of Stresa looked lovely but no campsites there really, so we’ve ended up a