Many of the hosts who’d accommodated us in Italy had provided a good hearty breakfast, and Hotel St Anthony was no exception. Always great to set off with charged bikes and a full tummy!
We had a short ride, dodging dozens of Sunday lakeside strollers accompanied by dogs and children, to the port of Garda.
Our plan was to cross the lake and then explore the other coast, heading south.
After about an hour, having stopped at 2 other ports we disembarked at Salo and again were walking the first 200 metres through hordes of tourists.
Leaving Salo then onto the cycle route.
The hilly route was mostly tarmac or gravel and almost exclusively for bikes. Occasionally we had a glimpse of the lake from on high. It was 22 km long and there were so many changes of directions, we went wrong a few times!
It was now very hot again,(35 deg) so after a refreshing swim we lay on the beach in the shade and slept!🥱💤
It was marginally cooler when we set off at 5 pm heading on a straight fast route westwards to Brescia, 34 kms away
We had late supper, at the closest restaurant we could find: a Mexican! We were soon in bed enjoying the A/C that was really working well😁😁
Euro Vélo Route 6 