Horrendous thunder and lightning storms overnight. I though we'd be rained off today, but all was good by 9am.
Settled the bill and had a peek at one of the bungalows. We prefer the apartments.
We love this campsite and will definitely be back. They've been busy over winter fitting plush new showers and toilets. The facilities are excellent and spotless as always. Maybe next time Louby will finally hire a kayak but unfortunately she left disappointed this time.
Forecast not good but decided to brave the dolomites. Everywhere is forecast to clear by Monday.
Rode a few clicks south to Malcesine and had a cruise through the centre. It's lovely. Market day today so really busy, but it's a very pretty little town on shore of the lake. Saw the castle and cable car. Louby can't believe I've not explored this place before. Neither can i.
Rode north out of Riva, after stopping for one final ice cream.
Retraced a similar route to our journey down here a few days ago then pulled off onto the S48 dolomite road near Ora.
Got held up at a roundabout by a huge procession of Ferraris approaching from the left. Something for everyone, including a handful of testarossas and an f40. We filtered to the front of the queue for a better listen. There was obviously a big meet on in the town but we didn't stop to investigate.
As we gained height we pulled into the Tenz hotel in Montan/Montagna for a quick cuppa on their rather nice terrace. We were both starting to feel a little sluggish with the heat. We were going to stick with coffee, but the waiter mentioned apple strudel and we couldn't resist. We split one. Not the best, but not bad. It really needed warming up and a big dollop of cream and ice cream.
Ended up camping in Canazei at the usual spot. Had a quick look to see if there were any alternatives but there's slim pickings around here. I later remembered the spot at Misurina. It was marked on the map after a recommendation from a couple of walkers a few years back. Basic but scenic. Maybe next time.
We hit Canazei about 4.30. Short ride today, 110m, but it was the right time to stop.
Struggled to hammer the tent pegs in with a rock. Some German mountain bikers sympathised and lent us a huge mallet. This tent isn't going anywhere!
The site is pretty quiet. Apparently the weather is keeping everyone away. It's definitely cooler but so far we've avoided rain. The majority of campers are downhill mountain bikers but there's a few families dotted around.
Walked into town, after an excellent shower, for a bite to eat. Chose one of the restaurants with a terrace overlooking the mountains and had pizza, gnocchi with ragu and a 1l carafe of house red. All were excellent and a fine feed for less than 30 quid.
Made a few phone calls to catch up on the family. Chuffed that JP is back home and she sounds on fine form. We'll keep our fingers crossed for the coming weeks.
Pleased to hear that ethel is keeping guard over the house and turning away any unwelcome yoofs. Sorry Izzy!
x
110 miles
Settled the bill and had a peek at one of the bungalows. We prefer the apartments.
We love this campsite and will definitely be back. They've been busy over winter fitting plush new showers and toilets. The facilities are excellent and spotless as always. Maybe next time Louby will finally hire a kayak but unfortunately she left disappointed this time.
Forecast not good but decided to brave the dolomites. Everywhere is forecast to clear by Monday.
Rode a few clicks south to Malcesine and had a cruise through the centre. It's lovely. Market day today so really busy, but it's a very pretty little town on shore of the lake. Saw the castle and cable car. Louby can't believe I've not explored this place before. Neither can i.
Rode north out of Riva, after stopping for one final ice cream.
Retraced a similar route to our journey down here a few days ago then pulled off onto the S48 dolomite road near Ora.
Got held up at a roundabout by a huge procession of Ferraris approaching from the left. Something for everyone, including a handful of testarossas and an f40. We filtered to the front of the queue for a better listen. There was obviously a big meet on in the town but we didn't stop to investigate.
As we gained height we pulled into the Tenz hotel in Montan/Montagna for a quick cuppa on their rather nice terrace. We were both starting to feel a little sluggish with the heat. We were going to stick with coffee, but the waiter mentioned apple strudel and we couldn't resist. We split one. Not the best, but not bad. It really needed warming up and a big dollop of cream and ice cream.
Ended up camping in Canazei at the usual spot. Had a quick look to see if there were any alternatives but there's slim pickings around here. I later remembered the spot at Misurina. It was marked on the map after a recommendation from a couple of walkers a few years back. Basic but scenic. Maybe next time.
We hit Canazei about 4.30. Short ride today, 110m, but it was the right time to stop.
Struggled to hammer the tent pegs in with a rock. Some German mountain bikers sympathised and lent us a huge mallet. This tent isn't going anywhere!
The site is pretty quiet. Apparently the weather is keeping everyone away. It's definitely cooler but so far we've avoided rain. The majority of campers are downhill mountain bikers but there's a few families dotted around.
Walked into town, after an excellent shower, for a bite to eat. Chose one of the restaurants with a terrace overlooking the mountains and had pizza, gnocchi with ragu and a 1l carafe of house red. All were excellent and a fine feed for less than 30 quid.
Made a few phone calls to catch up on the family. Chuffed that JP is back home and she sounds on fine form. We'll keep our fingers crossed for the coming weeks.
Pleased to hear that ethel is keeping guard over the house and turning away any unwelcome yoofs. Sorry Izzy!
x
110 miles
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