I did not agree to go back, so this morning I refused to drive. I just gave black smoke when ordered to move. I told we have character. I do not want to go back yet so I do not go. I wish that was the case but honestly I got trouble breathing when power was requested. Idling was ok. […]
This morning started with a disappointment, the Gotthard tunnel was closed. So this meant that we had to take the Gotthard pass, or in this case the passo della Spluga. Again direction Madesimo and then some more height. I had to work hard and I planned for easy highway trip. Leaving the camping was great, so many people waved us […]
Today I had a rest and Timmy went for a hike. Only 12km and only to 710 meter altitude and he was complaining about the slope. Probably he forgot about yesterday, so we can conclude I am in a better shape then he is. He saw on the hike some relative of me, the VW Kubel. Quite rare and even […]
Today another great day of touring, although I do not know if this was adventure or just a little crazy for my age. We went to Madesimo, a well known ski area in Italy. It was a climb from 205 meter to 1550 meter Altitude. Narrow and steep roads with many hairpins. It was busy with cars, motorcycles and cyclists. […]
The clover four leaves are of course referring to Alfa Romeo, the car brand originating from Milano. The clover four called in Italy quadrifoglio, and was used for the racing activities of Alfa. So today we drove to Arese, via the SS36, a road with a lot of tunnels, basically spending more time in a tunnel than in the open […]
Today was a very good day, I drove around the Como lake. 170km of turns, uphill, downhill, tunnels and more of that fun! It was hard work of accelerating, braking, up and down shifting but I enjoyed every meter. Sometime the road was too narrow to have vehicles passing in opposite direction. But the best was that the views on […]
Today we made a small tour to Bellano, that is on the other side of the lake. It was a relief to go without the camping equipment. I felt more quick and nimble. When leaving the camping many other guests were watching and smiling, made me feel good. The roads are beautiful here, many curves and a lot of tunnels. […]
Today it was all about nothing, after 4 days of driving I took a day off. Just doing nothing and enjoy the scenery of lake Como. I am very close to the lake, although I do not like water (we old beetles only use water to wash) it is enjoyable to see all the people windsurfing and supping. In a […]
Started in the morning enthusiastic on the last driving day to Italy. After one hour we entered the Gotthard tunnel, I did not like it so much. It was too warm and dark. The altitude made me a little dizzy in idling. Lugano confused me a little, I entered Lugano and then TomTom, the road signs, and even iPhone gave […]
Today a relatively small drive of almost 300km. After I got some oil for the usual small consumption, we entered the highway towards the Alps. There were no trucks on the road so I was one of the slowest on the German Autobahn. I needed some drink so we stopped for the high octane stuff. I got the most expensive […]