OK well after doing quite well with the travel log updates until the middle of the week I lost my way towards the end. I guess I was too busy relaxing and enjoying myself to get blogging and in fact I took less pictures also. It seems a little silly doing separate posts now I’m back at home, so I’ll just fill you in briefly on the tail end of the week in this single post.
Thursday started with Chloe not feeling very well after the long hot day in Verona but we had already planned to have a lazy day so she was able to spend some time resting and recovering. I took the opportunity to walk into Peschiera on my own with the laptop and found a cafe and some wi-fi time so I could check my inbox, bank account, have a quick skype with sime and update blog posts etc. It was quite good fun being out on my own trying to get little jobs done with only a phrasebook and my rubbish level of linguistic skill. I then returned to the apartment to rejoin the girls and spend some more time in
the pool with Robyn. That afternoon Robyn and I boarded a small ferry from Peschiera across the lake to the town of Sirmionie which is a small peninsular that steps out into the lake and is covered in historical buildings and beautiful scenery. Chloe and Penny met us there in the car and we mooched around the shops and had a quick ice cream before returning back to base for an evening meal on the balcony.
Friday marked Robyn’s eighth birthday (oh how time flies) so we had already planned a trip to movieland aquastudios for a bit of water based fun. It was a great way to spend the hottest day since we’d been out in Italy and Robyn really enjoyed herself. It was a mixed day though as we were all fully aware this was our last day in Italy. I think we all really enjoyed ourselves and were not to happy about the prospect of returning home. We finished off the week with a lovely meal out and an ice cream by the river in Peschiera. Although it was nice to return home on Saturday to glorious sunshine I’m going to miss Italy and hope its not too long before we can return. A special thanks have to go to Penny for putting up with us for the week and making the trip possible.
