Lunch with the locals and some friends! - Day 17

(English version below)

Vi kom godt fra start og skulle køre mod San Vincenzo, til Hu Park Albatros Camping. Tror vist vi har været her før med Christian, Karina og Mads. Et kæmpe sted!

Nå, men på vejen sms’ede vi lidt med Najas veninde fra skolen, Mathilde, der også var i Toscana på ferie og var ved at køre fra Pisa til Firenze. Vi var tæt på og aftalte at mødes for en kortere stund. Det er dog ikke en hvilken som helst by man lige svinger ind og parkere sådan et vogntog… De andre var hurtige og havde fundet en stor parkerings, så om ikke andet kunne vi komme ind at holde. Den del gik perfekt, men det var måske ikke det mest charmerende sted i udkanten af Firenze :-) Vi fandt dog, ved hjælp af Google Maps, et lille sted i et beton byggeri, der lignede man kunne få lidt frokost. Der væltede vi ind 8 ’mand’ og der blev godt nok kigget noget. Der var tre slags pastaretter i kantinestyle servering og ellers lidt koldt. Bortset fra at de opgav at kommunikere med os alle sammen kunne vi bare pege og tage hvad vi ville have og så kom de ned på bordet og talte til sidst, hvad vi have fået. Sjovt sted med lidt lokal vibe, super hyggeligt at sige hej til nogen hjemmefra og helt sikkert noget pigerne vil huske fremover også.

Vi nåede defor lidt senere frem til campingpladsen end forventet og havde virkeligt brug for en dukkert, da temperaturen havde sneget sig op midt i trediverne. Puhhh… Vi kom en tur i poolen (der er lidt længere ned til havet, men man burde kunne gå derned) og fik i løbet af aftenen gået en tur og set os lidt omkring, pakket ud og fundet supermarkedet.

Glemte i går at skrive at Naja har fået lavet flotte fletninger med smykker i, så det kommer der også lige et billede af.

We got off to a good start and headed towards San Vincenzo, to Hu Park Albatros Camping. I think we've been here before with Christian, Karina, and Mads. It's a huge place!

Anyway, on the way, we exchanged some text messages with Naja's friend from school, Mathilde, who was also on vacation in Tuscany and was driving from Pisa to Florence. We were close by and agreed to meet up for a short while. However, it's not just any city where you can easily maneuver such a caravan... The others were quick and found a large parking lot, so at least we could get in and park. That part went smoothly, but it may not have been the most charming place on the outskirts of Florence :-) However, with the help of Google Maps, we found a small spot in a concrete building that looked like we could grab some lunch. We barged in with our group of 8, and there were definitely some curious looks. There were three types of pasta dishes served cafeteria-style and a few cold options. Despite their difficulty in communicating with all of us, we could simply point to what we wanted, and they would bring it to the table and tally up our orders at the end. It was a fun place with a local vibe, and it was great to say hello to someone from back home. It's definitely something the girls will remember in the future too.

We arrived at the campsite a bit later than expected and were in dire need of a swim, as the temperature had crept up into the thirties. Phew... We took a dip in the pool (it's a bit further down to the sea, but we should be able to walk there), and during the evening, we went for a stroll to explore the surroundings, unpacked, and found the supermarket.

I forgot to mention yesterday that Naja got some beautiful braids with jewelry in them, so I'll also send a picture of that.