Day 26 – 17th August

Our time at Lake Garda had come to an end. We had intentions of going for another quick swim in the morning before leaving but I could not drag my ass out of bed and get it into gear quickly enough so that plan had to be shelved.

The plan for the day was to head to Lake Como. We had not booked anywhere so we headed there hoping there would be a nice site we could stay at. Rachel did all of the driving which was nice for a bit but after a while of not doing anything I tend to get very bored being a passenger.

When we arrived at Lake Como we headed to a site we found in the AA book. After getting lost once or twice we found the site, which had a scribbled sign drawn outside saying they were full. This was not good news as it was very hot, we saw a sign giving the temperature at 34c and the van does not like being driven in such warm temperatures. We decided to try head back to a site we had seen on the way in. This did not prove so successful as we somehow ended up on the other side of the lake. With the help of google maps and Rachel’s binoculars we managed to spot the site about 5km away on the opposite river bank. After much googling we found the name of the site and how to get there and we were off.

When we arrived at the site we were lucky to get a pitch as the site was very busy. It seemed to be a strange mix of people that seemed to live there semi permanently and people who we just camping short term.

Again this site was right on the shore of the lake and the beach was private. It also had its own diving board and floating platforms you could swim out to. As it was so hot we decided to go for a swim. The water seemed to be a lot colder than at lake garda but I’m not sure if it actually was. We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and chilling on the Lake banks. 

Going for a swim to cool off

In the evening we had some dinner and bought a beer each from the shop as we had stupidly not stocked up again after Garda. The beer was lovely and cold and just what was needed on a hot day.

After dinner we had a little wonder around the site and then treated ourselves to an ice cream. As we wandered around we could not figure out if some of the people who were camping lived on the site permanently as the caravans they were in looked like they had not moved in a very long time and had full size ovens standing outside. Pretty strange place but was nice to be right by the lake.