Today is a rest day of sorts. We stayed at the campsite and all the washing got done even the sheets and doona covers. We had them hanging around the gazebo to dry and it made great shade as it was quite warm. Every morning and evening the ducks and sparrows visit for their feed of bread and crumbs. They are getting friendlier and Paul has even trained some of the ducks to feed out of a bowl that has water and soaked bread in it. It didn't take long for them to...

After breakfast we made our way to Stresa to catch the ferry to the islands. The ticket allowed us to get on and off the ferry where we wanted. There are three main islands on Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella, Isola Superiore and Isola Madre. All the islands once belonged to the Borromeo family in the 16th century. The first stop was Isola Bella, a 5 minute ferry ride from Stresa. The island is 400mts long and 300mts wide. It has a castle with beautiful gardens and ...

Breakfast at the campsite consists of cereals and fresh bread with a variety of toppings. Dee goes to the campsite shop and lines up for fresh bread and rolls every morning. It's Paul's job to cut the loaf as he has had lots of practice in the Navy. A good start to the day. Today is a trip into Stresa to see what tours are available for us to do and a look around the streets and shops. The road along the lake to Stresa are lined with magnificent old hotels overlo...

So today is our first full day in Italy. After three days in the car, today is a rest day. Although we went to bed at 10.30pm last night others in the park were up after midnight making a noise. It was quite warm overnight but not as bad as Colmar. We got up at 6.30am and made no effort to be quiet as everyone was still asleep. Pat was up washing this morning so everything would be clean. She had already done the towels yesterday. After breakfast we all got on ...

Today we left the Colmar campsite to travel to Lake Maggiore in Italy. We had everything packed by 9.30am and made our way through France to Switzerland. It only took 30 mins. The scenery changed to very mountainous snow covered peaks in the distance. The day is a sunny 33°C. We stopped for morning tea at a roadhouse with the tastiest looking food you could imagine, from cakes to full meals. It is very expensive in Switzerland compared to the other countries we...