En rolig nat ledte til en brat opvågning. Sara sov på ‘taget’ og råbte pludselig til Kenneth at han skulle vågne og lette måsen for at give en hånd. Starten på endnu et tordenvejr, blev indledt af et par gevaldige vindpust, hvor det ene nuppede forteltet i et sug og smækkede det op på taget (hvor Sara fik et lettere chok). Vi var rimeligt hurtige til at få førstesalen pakket i og hevet forteltet ned foran og forseglet det så der ikke fløj mere væk. Men en times tid senere da stormen var løjet af og vi skulle ud og se på skaderne, lignede det at en mindre vandeksplosion havde fundet sted! Alt der var let nok havde været på en større eller mindre flyvetur, men tror vi efter et par timer havde fået samlet det hele op og vasket håndklæder og badetøj, der havde fået sig en tur i mudderet, da det hang på tørresnoren…
Alt i alt kunne det være gået meget værre og reelt røg der kun et vinglas! Heldigt…
Vejret var til en tur og vi havde bestemt os for Sirmione. Vi kom dog først frem over middag. Vi var inde og se den gamle borg (Castello Scalingero) og den optimistiske mor ville gerne gå rundt om pynten. Da vi var over halvvejs og havde gået en del på klipper og sten i vandkanten, gav vi op og måtte tilbage samme vej. Det var dog sjovt og lidt spændende. Vi fik handlet lidt i et rigtigt supermarket på vej tilbage, hvilket var tiltrængt. En hurtig aftendukkert og sen aftensmad i solnedgangen afsluttede endnu en god dag, hvor morgenens udfordringer næsten var glemt.
A calm night led to an abrupt awakening. Sara was sleeping on the "roof" and suddenly shouted to Kenneth to wake up and lend a hand. The start of another thunderstorm was marked by a couple of powerful gusts of wind, one of which lifted the awning with a jolt and slammed it onto the roof (giving Sara quite a scare). We were fairly quick to pack up the upper floor and pull down the awning in front, securing it so that nothing else would fly away.
However, about an hour later, once the storm had subsided, it looked like a minor water explosion had taken place! Anything that was light enough had gone on a little or big flying adventure, but after a couple of hours, we managed to collect everything and wash towels and swimwear that had taken a trip through the mud as they had hung on the clothesline...
All in all, it could have been much worse, and in reality, only a wine glass was lost! Lucky...
The weather was suitable for an outing, and we had decided on Sirmione. However, we didn't arrive until after noon. We visited the old castle (Castello Scaligero), and the optimistic mother wanted to walk around the cape. When we were more than halfway and had walked on rocks and stones along the water's edge, we gave up and had to go back the same way.
Nonetheless, it was fun and a bit thrilling. On the way back, we stopped at a proper supermarket to do some shopping, which was much-needed. A quick evening swim and a late dinner in the sunset concluded another good day, where the morning's challenges were almost forgotten.
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