Spent last night drinking with our German neighbours - George, Ola and Päl the dog. A lovely little chap - a Pon apparently. Never heard of them but he was a funny thing and Louby immediately fell in love.
Ola was a young social worker, George a banker. They've got 6 weeks on the road in an old camper van.
Ola brought out the weighted hula hoop. Me and George made complete tits of ourselves but Loobs nailed it straight away. It's now on the Christmas list.
We downed three bottle of wine again, failing to learn from last nights mistake. A quick paddle before bed then we were out for the count.
Bid farewell to all our neighbours this morning. We're staying put for another night, but George and Ola are heading to Verona to enjoy a picnic and some culture in the amphitheatre, before heading down to Rimini to meet friends.
Another day off the bike today. We rode round to Limone for a wander and a swift bite to eat by the lake. One of us had a lovely tall, cold refreshing beer. I had a mediocre coffee. We then headed home through grey clouds but it never came to anything.
Stopped at lidl for some bbq fodder then down to the lake for a paddle with a bottle of fizz and a sun lounger.
I made another infamous Lea faux pas by telling Louby she looks 'indestructible'. It was on a par with the 'maternity dress' comment i made many moons ago, which was also taken wrong and I am often reminded of.
She later returned the compliment by telling me she 'loves my funny face' and asking "do you remember Pob?"
Had a look at one of the holiday apartments on site, just for future reference. Thinking a cheap Ryanair flight to Verona and a hire car would make for a nice little break.
Had a chat to the old boy on reception about Malcesine. We're actually 7km from the town, but it a nice walk along the beach from here and takes about an hour. We thought we might attempt it, but sparked the BBQ up and opened a bottle of wine instead.
We've stuck to recommendations on local wine. Found a nice lagrein in lidl that tops the reds and picked up a chilled lugana from campsite reception based on a strong recommendation from the son in law. The lugana vineyard is at the south end of the lake and apparently they only produce a small run so it's difficult to get hold of outside the region.
Both were met with approval. Obviously a bottle of fizz was also required as an aperitif.
Ola was a young social worker, George a banker. They've got 6 weeks on the road in an old camper van.
Ola brought out the weighted hula hoop. Me and George made complete tits of ourselves but Loobs nailed it straight away. It's now on the Christmas list.
We downed three bottle of wine again, failing to learn from last nights mistake. A quick paddle before bed then we were out for the count.
Bid farewell to all our neighbours this morning. We're staying put for another night, but George and Ola are heading to Verona to enjoy a picnic and some culture in the amphitheatre, before heading down to Rimini to meet friends.
Another day off the bike today. We rode round to Limone for a wander and a swift bite to eat by the lake. One of us had a lovely tall, cold refreshing beer. I had a mediocre coffee. We then headed home through grey clouds but it never came to anything.
Stopped at lidl for some bbq fodder then down to the lake for a paddle with a bottle of fizz and a sun lounger.
I made another infamous Lea faux pas by telling Louby she looks 'indestructible'. It was on a par with the 'maternity dress' comment i made many moons ago, which was also taken wrong and I am often reminded of.
She later returned the compliment by telling me she 'loves my funny face' and asking "do you remember Pob?"
Had a look at one of the holiday apartments on site, just for future reference. Thinking a cheap Ryanair flight to Verona and a hire car would make for a nice little break.
Had a chat to the old boy on reception about Malcesine. We're actually 7km from the town, but it a nice walk along the beach from here and takes about an hour. We thought we might attempt it, but sparked the BBQ up and opened a bottle of wine instead.
We've stuck to recommendations on local wine. Found a nice lagrein in lidl that tops the reds and picked up a chilled lugana from campsite reception based on a strong recommendation from the son in law. The lugana vineyard is at the south end of the lake and apparently they only produce a small run so it's difficult to get hold of outside the region.
Both were met with approval. Obviously a bottle of fizz was also required as an aperitif.
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