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Wednesday 6 October 2010

Euro Tour Day 18

We woke in a wet campsite overlooking Lake Maggiore to find it was still overcast but at least the rain had stopped.

We decided it was time to leave Italy and head over the Alps. We drove along the lake and into Switzerland with no hassle from the feds. Alpine Switzerland was stunning. It was high and craggy and the views were amazing.

We climbed up to 2200m (in the van) and into the 6.6km long Saint Bernardios pass. On the far side we pulled into a layby to knock up some lunch and enjoy the views - even if it was raining.

From here we dropped down to about 1000m and a Swiss campsite which was in a valley surrounded by mountains and alongside a gorgeous looking golf course. The facilities here were sparkling. It was a pleasure to use them. The owners also lent us a swiss adaptor which we then plugged into our French adaptor that Mrs Blakey's dad had made us and we had power.

A quick stroll up into the Swiss mountain forest was called for and we were set for dinner.

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