A lovely warm and sunny day and we are grateful to the canopy keeping the van a little cooler whilst being on EHU the solar panel isn’t so important. We leave it until after lunch to take a stroll along the seafront, stop for a brief play on the dog friendly section of Spiaggia Vallecrosia….

Before wandering over the river bridge to Ventimiglia….

Not the prettiest of villages, more functional really but a nice promenade all the way along the sea front and a tidy main beach, albeit still of the grey stony variety…

Across another river is the old town of Ventimiglia and Marina San Guiseppe….

Not a long walk as that sun is pretty powerful and any kind of shade is either gained in the occasional green space (mostly not dog friendly) or by wandering through the streets which we didn’t really fancy – so back to camp for a bit of shade and a chillax before taking a further stroll in the evening….

A nice relaxing day, rounded off with an Aperol Spritz with the neighbours a lovely Slovenian couple, using a bit of their commendable english and Google Translate for the rest.

Thoughts of the day:

• It is a fine line between historic tumbledown beauty and just a feeling of a place being a bit rundown and I would firmly put this area in the latter category
• I wonder why, with the weather being so beautiful, the season really doesn’t appear to start until May or June time – with many bars and restaurants still being prepped for the season.

Today’s stats:

• Miles walked – 5
• Beaches – 2
• O/N – £25