Crossing into Italy 🇮🇹

We thought that getting away from the coast and through the mountains back inland might be easier if we took a motorway toll road. I’m not particularly fond of motorways ( even less so tolls) but agreed that it would be a lot quicker and easier so that’s what we did.
This was no ordinary motorway! What an absolute feat of civil engineering. It was literally just huge tunnels through the mountains followed by huge bridges over the valleys and then a tunnel and then a bridge over and over again, all at high speed. Mix that up with road works and the abundance of artic lorries all in a massive hurry, and you are describing my idea of one hell of a stressful drive!
Eventually Darren found a place on Park4night that looked okay and we exited the motorway and found ourselves back on winding mountain roads that took us finally to a pleasant village aire next to a large rock strewn river with glacial blue water. There were a few other motor homes there and a park full of noisy children behind, but it was just nice to stop and rest. We went for a short walk around the village before settling down for the rest of the evening. Thankfully the noise of playing kids stopped as the daylight faded and with Ivy all closed up and secure we could have been anywhere.Read more