After another lovely lunch at Le Breuil we started packing up the campervan on a Monday afternoon and got a start on the road on a Tuesday morning. Having decided not to rush we’ve given ourselves plenty of time and plan to have a nice leisurely journey down to Italy to deal with the house in Papiano.
The first day we made it as far as Saint Georges D’Aurac, after a challenging time getting through Claremont-Ferrand.
We parked for the night near the back of a churchyard…
…luckily they turned the bells off at around 9 so we didn’t have to listen to them all night long.
The second day we continued our leisurely pace and headed east past Valence, then south to Crest and east again just past Die, stopping at another aire in the village of Beaurieres.
Just after we parked an old fellow with a very shaggy dog approached us and we let him know we were only going to be there for one night and did not need electrics or anything – no problem. There’s a local hunting club with a facility right next to the campground but we never saw any wild boar when we were there, although there were indications that they were active in the area.
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After a very quiet night we got a good start again and made our way through Gap and north to Briancon then across the border to….Italy!! We haven’t been here in three years and it’s great to be back!
We made it to the aire behind the Lidl’s in Pinerolo in good time and had
another nice, early, quiet night. We’re loving the Starlink that we got installed – we can now both access unlimited wi-fi, watch tv – whatever – it’s just great.
Getting going again at a good time we headed south towards the coast and stopped at a lovely cafe/bar for a beverage.
We hit the coast and skirted Genoa on the new overpass, leaving the motorway a short while later and heading a bit north to the small town of San Pietro Vara.
There’s a lovely flat aire right next to the river and in walking distance of the town.
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The afternoon we arrived we had a drink in one of the local cafe/bars, and the next morning we went to different one to relax a bit. We saw not one, but two beautiful cars going through the village – the first was a Porsche in a gorgeous aqua/blue colour, and the second was a Lotus. Honestly if I could have the Lotus in the aqua/blue colour that would be my dream car! No room for a dog or any luggage…but…!!
On the way back to the campervan to watch Omloop on the tv we passed a vending machine that sells milk!
Wanting to get going on Sunday morning we hit the road early. Since the cafe in the village was already open we picked up a couple of paninis to go (for lunch) and headed for the motorway. They’ve finally made some progress on the construction, but there was a bit of a slow-down just past Firenza. Thankfully it wasn’t too bad and we made it to the aire at Lago Trasimeno by early afternoon.
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