At long last they’ve
done a minor bike ride – a trifling 40 odd miles which was not only flat on my
map but actually dead flat – cyclists are currently throwing hissy fits as they
think ride was arduous. Cobblers I say.
For me the first part
of the drive from campsite to Garda was boring although it did improve when
north of Garda and away from the maddening crowds. Parking spots for the van were impossible to
find due to volume of traffic and height barriers on parking areas until I
reached the town of Brenzone halfway up the Eastern bank of the lake. Whilst waiting there, Vincenzo phoned to say
they were some 20 minutes away giving me time to set up the video camera to
record their arrival.
On entering the town
and some 400 yards away Vincenzo must have spotted the van guessed I might have
the video camera and started a sprint finish, a trick spotted by Smith who then
caught him on the line. This was all
witnessed by Geoff following a few yards behind with a sad shake of his head at
the pettiness of it all. I’ll try to
post the video some time when home.
It seems 5 minutes before this they thought
they had seen me, started a sprint only to find they were waving and shouting
at a complete stranger!
After a break for
cake and coffee they then set off for the final 15 miles of the day through a
few tunnels to the town of Torbole at the north end of Garda Lake. After lunch we drove down the West side of
the lake – a narrower twisty road of many tunnels which would have been very
dangerous and unpleasant to cycle. Some
20 miles before our campsite for the night at Iseo the heavens opened with
unbelievably heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
Fortunately this stopped just as we arrived at the site – small and on
the edge of the lake with stunning views.
They’re planning to cycle around the lake tomorrow but I’m going to grab
an easy chair, walk 50 yards to the beach and sit there in the sun with a
bottle of wine – now which one of us is smart!!
Torbole
Campsite views
Iseo
Evening Pizza
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