Monday 23 August 2010 - 8.00 am

Well, a very full day yesterday!  Swimming and shopping and reading in the morning, lunching, sleeping, canoeing and cycling in the afternoon.  Weather was absolutely stunning yesterday, nearly 30c and no clouds in sight.

We caught up with our local water rat yesterday and my fears of water rats (at least have been partly resolved).  We were paddling back into our little creek after canoeing and there he was sat on a tree branch.  He looked quite cute for a rat! Helen would have stayed there all afternoon watching him but after 4 pictures and 5 minutes I got bored (nature was never really my thing!)

Had supper "in" last night, a superb sausage pasta dish if I say so myself! (Gino D'A Campo style) Afterwards walked into Feriolo to get an ice cream.  This is starting to become a regular night time treat.  They have a superb ice cream parlour on the front with an amazing selection.  Last night it was chocolate and amaretto - yummy.

Have a nice day (Buona giornata)

P.S. from Helen.

With typical British timidity I finally plucked up courage to erect a washing line and display our drying clothes to the world, set of to the laundry and when I came backn a half hour later some Germans had put there towells on it!!! Outragous.