Day 20 Lake Maggiore

A lazy day by the lake today. Very sunny but quite fresh. Surprised to see new snow on the mountains this morning!

Day 19 Arcumeggia

Breakfast in the sun!
Busy day off to Arolo and the hermitage at Santa Caterina del Sasso.
Then an old town on a very high hill with a VERY narrow twisty road leading to it. Arcumeggia where for some reason people paint frescos on the walls of the houses! Narrow cobbled streets. And then to Angera to the castle Rocco Borromeo. Back to site to sit in the sun!

Day 18 Lake Maggiore

Off to Lake Maggiore. A long drive but the weathers better. Fairly basic site but our pitch overlooks the lake.

Day 17 Simione

Rained most of today but as it eased we thought wed head for the old town of Sirimione .

Day 16 Lake Garda

250 miles to Lake Garda this morning. Unfortunately it's rained most of the day and the temperature had plummeted. Nice site on the lake - just had a lovely meal in the restaurant. Hope to get out to a market tomorrow just not sure how as the forecast is still bad!

Day 15 Pisa

It rained quite hard overnight and till about 10 so we waited till then to head for the bus. The bus driver was extremely helpful telling us where to buy a cheaper ticket and the number of the route. We think! It was all in Italian! Then he forgot our stop - dropped us at a stop to return us to the station where we waited 15 mins and he picked us back up which he thought was very funny!! Anyway we caught a train and are now in Pisa! And the sun has come out. Sian and Paul - it's like being in a Montalbano episode!!

Day 14 Viareggio

Viareggio. Nothing really here using it as a stop for Pisa. Cycled 14 miles along the coast but it is very built up and definitely a holiday spot for Italians!