We have taken a week's break to go on holiday by the sea side! Here we are on the Adriatic and it has been wonderful to swim in the warm sea, lie on the lovely sandy beach and turn a nice shade of brown. We are being very good and not overdoing it, just nice and slowly.
I'm not brave enough (yet) to have my picture taken in my swimsuit so you can all be spared that image!
The camp site we are staying at has lots of facilities. There is a huge swimming complex with spa baths and water slides, gym and a fantastic sandy beach out to the Adriatic sea. The camp site is community owned so all the profits go on improvements. All activities are included in the price so there are no hidden extras. Down on the beach there are canoes, pedaloes, a banana boat and even a catamaran. Just book your ride and enjoy. I fancied a trip on the Pirate Ship and was disappointed to find that it was for the kids - no grown ups allowed. The list goes on, even a Pizza delivery service - you have to pay for the Pizza though! Harry and I even went to an Italian lesson to learn the basics - we could have gone every day but somehow it got in the way of all the other things we were trying to cram in.
Next to the camp site is a promenade which stretches for 8 kms. It is filled with shops, restaurants, bars, street artists and ice cream parlours. After 8.00pm it is closed to motorised vehicles so it is very pleasant to do the Italian thing in the evening- get dressed up, buy an ice cream and promenade even if the temperature is still 28C at 11.15pm. Temperatures have been in excess of 30C all week and this morning it was 32C at 8.30am.
Our day in Venice was no exception. We had hoped for a cooler day and were pleased to find that it was overcast in the morning - not for long. By the time we got to Venice via motor boat from the camp site (45 minutes) it was well in the 30's. It was good to find lots of narrow alley ways in complete shade to shelter us from the heat of the day. I think the sun got to Harry because I found him gazing in a shop window looking at a lovely blouse.
"Kath" he said "Do you like this?"
"Yes" says I. "Are you going to treat me?"
Before he could answer I pointed to the price tag on display in the window and told him we were looking in the window of a Chanel store (only 1300 euros).
Harry's hand on my arm, me being led away, Harry saying "I don't like it that much"
And I thought he loved me!!
We did the sights - St Mark's Square, The Bridge of Sighs, The Rialto Bridge (covered in graffiti). There is a lot of restoration work going on in the heart of Venice and there are hoardings up everywhere.
There were gondolas galore queing up to negotiate the narrow canals and I was more than happy to watch from afar rather than join the traffic jam of the canals of Venice. It took the romance out of it somehow.
There were some nice scenes though.
After a very hot but interesting visit to Venice we made our way back to the boat and this time we opted for the air conditioned interior for the trip back to Jesolo.
And that's another week gone. I can't believe how fast the time is going - tomorrow we move on, heading south. The rough guide to Italy has been invaluable, there are so many places we want to visit - maybe we shall have to extend out trip!
Love to all - speak to you next week.
Kath and Harry xxxx
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