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HippoDrones
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Europe, Day 5. Liguria (Italy) – Sanery-Sur-Mer (France) 207miles

I felt like I had covered far more than just 207 miles, but the speed limits were very low so I guess that may explain the slower progress! I was glad to get on the road and away from the campsite, WiFi is nice but I didn’t really like the town. I put Monaco in my sights for a late breakfast and I was very hungry by the time I got there, I also wanted to ride some of the F1 track there but try as I might I couldn’t find my way onto the circuit to do so as the roads were so busy you could not afford to be looking for road signs when above ground and then below ground there is a maze of roads and junctions to navigate through which was proper surreal! :D I generally do love the way the Italians drive, they are crazy but also actually quite observant, in France the are just crazy and ignorant! lol as my belly was turning inside out I really wanted some food but Monaco was just too crazy for me so I continued onwards to Nice where I had some amazing eggs. I had a daudle back along the beach after what was now lunch as it had taken so long to eat. The bends along the south of France are amazing at times and west of Nice they were beyong expectations. There were no campsites on route so I headed off the coast road and about 5km later found a loverly campsite with posh looking restaurant and bar and even had a pool! As I entered the reception two beautiful lasses greated me with a smile and spoke to me in English, I tried speaking in French but they found it easier to stick with English. The lasses were so pretty I actually walked into the door three times while talking to them lol. Once I had my tent pitched I went to the bar where I just managed to get a beer before it shut, and also noticed the restaurant was closed so I asked the manager where I could eat and she suggested in town, unfortunately we couldn’t get a cab for me but the manager drove my into town so I could get some food and a few beers. The bar I went to said it served food but it was all lies, they did sort me a snack tho and a beer as big as my head! :P I thought I was able to drink 2 but only got halfway through the second before asking the waitor to call me a cab, this was when the floor in the plan became apparent… no bloody taxis! My phone was nearly out of juice so I had a quick skeg at google maps and wandered off in what I thought was the right direction…. It wasn’t and I ended up twinging my ankle stumbling down a stupidly dark road in the middle of no where trying desperately to find the campsite which I did manage in the end :D I got back to the campsite with just 100% battery left… not bad timing! :D As it was so warm I grabbed a shower and thought I’d wash me grots while I was at it, I hang them up to dry on my bike but it rained on them so they never dried. The rain stopped but I had a feeling it would return judging by the clouds and I had no 35’C tunnels on route to dry me out :D I delayed packing the tent as long as I dared so it dried a bit but not much