Mad Dogs & Englishmen

We headed down towards the boulevard in the late morning, to explore the beach and check out the local shops and café's. As the temperature was already up to 38 degrees in the mid-day sun, we decided to hit the beach first.

I stayed in the shade as my porcelain skin isn't used to such exposure: I'd rather be a white dove than a pink flamingo (although I wouldn't say no to a nice pair of long thin legs!). Greg soaked up some rays and headed into the water (up to the knees only as nobody else seemed to be swimming, so he didn't trust it and/or didn't want to look like an ass).

We strolled down the boulevard in search of Motorbike oil, but must shops were closed for siesta. We considered hanging around the beach/boulevard for an hour or two, but as there was little shade we headed back to the park where our camp site was situated. Thankfully, the park and campsite offered us some much needed shade.

At around 4 we headed back down to the boulevard, knowing that the shops would be open again and expecting the temperature to have dropped. We were wrong... Yes, the shops had reopened, but the temperature had actually gone up two degrees to a scorching 40 degrees!

We got all we needed and headed back to base camp for a relaxing and cooled chat, blog and bite to eat on top of the camp site's rooftop terrace.

Tomorrow we're planning to leave early as another hot day is expected. The next destination is Lake Garda, not too far away but we'll be taking the scenic road so should take around 4.5/5 hours.