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An early start to try
and avoid the heat of the day; not much chance really because it
heated up very quickly. Never mind, finished packing up then a proper
service at the service point before paying our bill and getting under
way.
Planning last night
revealed that using the motorways would save us 60 km and 2 ½ hrs so
no question, motorways it is with TomTom doing the honours. We
continued a lovely run down the lake then onto the main roads,
looking for a supermarket. It wasn't long before we spotted signs for
Auchan so parked up and spent a quick half hour stocking up on
necessities as well as the usual non-essentials. Conscious
that we'd left Jamie in the van with no shade, albeit all the vents
were wide open and we'd managed to encourage a breeze, we kept it as
short as we could before getting back on the road with the air-con
going full blast.
Shortly after we joined
the very busy A4 autostrada (toll road) heading past Verona and
Vicenze towards Venice, and other places beginning with V. We took a
break at one of the frequent service areas for lunch then continued,
having decided to head for Punta Sabbioni which is on a spit of land
across the lagoon from Venice. Our reasoning was that there were few
campsites close enough to the city but, being part of the Lido di
Jesolo izmuth there were dozens to choose from and hopefully we could
find somewhere suitable.
Came off the toll road
at the Venice exit, €11 we thought quite reasonable for over 100 km
of motorway, and followed the satnav and signposts with backup from
Autoroute on the netbook. But the temperature was still well into the
30's and we started to have doubts; Jamie was definitely unhappy in
the heat and we felt that it would also be far too hot to wander
round Venice. Had we made a mistake in coming at this time of the
year?
Never mind, at the
moment we needed somewhere for at least tonight so continued to Punto
Sabbioni, checking out the campsites and heading for a sosta, the
Italian equivalent of the French aire de camping car. The road
eventually came to an end and we decided to try for an ACSI site,
noting there were only a couple available who would take dogs. Not
now being too concerned about our proximity to Punto Sabbioni and the
water buses to Venice, we selected Scarpiland at Treporti and found a
nice shady site, close to the beach. We checked in for two nights
(minimum stay) and settled into a nice pitch to review our plans.
After tea we took Jamie
onto the beach, much revived now that it was cool and much fresher
than of late. Not sure now what we're going to do – it's pointless
continuing our planned trip if it's going to be too hot to visit the
places we want to see and we certainly can't leave Jamie in the van
whilst we do so.
We'll sleep on it.
We stayed at
Scarpiland, Via Poerio,
Treporti N45º27'19”
E12º29'20”
204 shaded pitches (at
least 50% are chalets) on firm sand with water and electricity, all other
facilities close by. A bit tight for units over 7.5m. although a few "super" pitches available. Shops, bars, restaurant & entertainment on site. Sandy beach 200m. Some aircraft noise. Agency for tickets to Venice.
€17 per night (ACSI).
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