We woke up early as we had more than 700 km to go today from Lido di Jesolo to Saint Tropez.
Since we could not leave before 8 am, when breakfast was served, we walked Schatzy through an empty beach to stay true to the motto “A new experience every day“.
I am happy to report he enjoyed it, although playful waves intrigued him.
We like driving even on long distances, although today was quite heavy and we even went through the rush hour on Italian highways.
It was a bit boring for poor Schatzy, who seemed to beg for roads to clear ahead while watching sadly over my shoulder.
The road through Italy was quite tedious until we got to the coastline after Genova – on “Autostrada dei Fiore” to Ventimiglia. Here things turned spectacular, speeding between mountain and sea, with picturesque towns hanging on the cliffs.
We were really sorry we had to rush through and promised ourselves we will return and take the time to enjoy the experience.
Today, however, we had to test again for coronavirus in order to pass the border to Spain the day after tomorrow. We managed to get to Nice Airport just in time to get a PCR test at the walk-in testing center in Terminal 2. Testing is free in France, you just need to fill in a form, they collect the sample and the results are sent by mail within 24 hours.
No one checked our tests or declarations upon arrival in France either, as we expected, but we must all be responsible at this time, so we tested again in preparation for our next border crossing. The next experience is due in Valencia, where we need to test in order to board the ferry.
We finally reached our destination in Gassin, near Saint Tropez, at a very nice and pet-friendly guesthouse – Villa Casabianca.
It was already around 8 and France still has a curfew as of 9 pm so it was just sandwiches and a glass of wine for dinner this time.
Tomorrow, however, our schedule is much lighter so fingers crossed for what’s next…