Left Pompeii yesterday afternoon and started heading east towards the coast in the hope of some swimming in this hot weather. 2 things surpised us on the way - the scenery took us through Campania, Abruzzo and finally Marche - quite stunning - ocean on one side of the motorway - farms and vineyards on the other with many more hilltop towns. The second suprise - the beaches were not worth the drive - we are so spoilt at home - we definitely take our kilometres of white sandy beaches for granted. We are just finishing a 3 night say in a park right on the beach just south of Revenna - the beach is okay but the park itself is quite lovely and has a pool. The weather has cooled down somewhat and yesterday was cool and overcast - 21 degrees - not ideal for swimming. The sun is out again today and Gary had a final swim before we headed off on a 4hr drive to Stresa on Lake Maggiore. Drove straight into a bad hail storm just outside of Milan and this combined with peak hour traffic slowed us down and it took 6 hrs before we finally reached Lake Maggiore. Staying right on the lake tonight in Belgirate a few ks south of Stresa. I am looking forward to seeing Lake Maggiore - taking the ferries and the Centrovalli Express train up into Switzerland and back - saw Lakes Garda and Como last time and am expecting more of the same - it should be wonderful. Will be George spotting again as Como is not far away.
Ann
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