We left Lake Garda with a desire to return, it is one of the most beautiful places we have been to, the scenery is stunning, the Lake is large, blue and serene, the Italian people are friendly, calm and polite and we want to explore more!  We will certainly return in 2019.  This is possibly one of the best photos I think I have ever taken, from the top of Monte Baldo.

So cheers to Italy and Italian wines……..well, we could not stop here without visiting a small local vineyard now, could we???

And thanks to Francisco for a tour of his cellars in Montegrosso…… and relieving us of a few Euros in exchange for some lovely red Italian wines including a Barolo!

This is the new fermenting must from this year’s harvest (2018) that will be ready to be bottled in 3 or 5 years time!

And finally, after a short stop in France overnight, we ploughed on through to Spain, to Sitges just below Barcelona, to cheap beer, wine and food, to sun and warmth and to friends waiting for us with a glass of wine!!!