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Well, I don't know the km's of the top of my head, but we've had a few long days driving! It may not look like we made it very far, but we decided to take the scenic route... so left Dijon, headed for Italy. Only made it to the foothills of the Alps, but stayed in a lovely camp site. Off into the Italian Alps then, LOTS of tunnels... lots of tolls too! But the driving was easy and we got to Lake Garda about 5pm. Gorgeous! It was lovely and sunny although putting up the tent was a bit difficult on the rocky ground. We went out for proper Italian - PIZZA! Fintan could not take his eyes off... the roundabout, where all these incredibly expensive cars were passing. Ferraris, BMW's, Mazzerati's, Lotus', Bugatti... seems this place was the place to be! Plus the hoards of motorbike clubs! And the next day we saw why - the scenic drive around Lake Garda is amazing. Windy, narrow, tunnels, right on the lake. Then up into the mountains. We went from 28 degrees to 14, in about 20 mins drive.
I drove the Lake route, but Fintan did the mountains, and I could hardly look over the edge for vertigo! How bad is that?! And these were 1st World roads! It was incredible though, and we both said it'd be great to come back. We met an Australian couple this morning who spent the last 6 weeks travelling around Italy... maybe that'll be us in 30 years...
We had a chat and decided best to get back on the motorway and get to Turkey - we still have to send off for our Chinese visas... O - Fintan put in for his Aussie one! See how that goes! Fingers crossed xx
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mum wow!Sounds gorgeous! I want to go to Lake Garda now!! Love you! xxxx
Bronwyn It looks like a long drive to me Shontan. I think I would be glad someone esle was driving through those mountains as well. Stay safe. Bronwyn
mum I'm so excited for you. What a fantastic adventure. xx