We rented a 9 person van for the drive since we were going to have Tyler's parents with us once we reached St. Tropez. Tyler did a fantastic job of packing our many, many supplies! There was no room to spare! We were packed for two nights of camping and a week on the beach, complete with most of our food! Of course I was up until 4:00 a.m. the night before and we still left late, but it was all very organized! Does that sound familiar to anyone who knows my dad?
Rain is not rare in Germany by any means, but non-stop downpours are! Lucky us though! It poured straight all the way down to Lake Geneve in Switzerland. Fortunately we got the tent up during a brief lapse in the storm and stayed dry! The wind and rain rocked our tent all night though! And it is quite cold in the alps in September, but seemed more so than usual. We powered through though and the kids slept great.
So when we got up in the morning to bitter cold wind and this view of Lake Geneve and the Alps, I said, "Take me south!" And we drove down to Italy to Cinque Terra, hoping it would be warm and sunny!
I was determined to make the camping thing fun despite the cold, so I got up and made pancakes and hot chocolate! I kept saying, "Isn't this fun!? Didn't you love the sound of the rain on the tent last night?" Does it look like they were buying it?
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