Plans for the upcoming days

Dear all,

We are about to leave Bern, but not before letting you know our planns for the next days. But before, our apology for the huge number of posts put online yesterday and today. For the first time I had internet connection at the place I was staying, so I took the opportunity to update the blog till today.

Our next destination is Florence, where we expect to arrive only tomorrow, due to the late departure time (heavy partying last night…). We will oversleep in Florence, moving then to Pisa, being still considering a stop in Siena. From there we will move to Calabria. Arrivo subito, Giancarlo!!!

I’ll try to keep in contact, hoping that you’ll keep as well.

Hugs and Kisses,
Tiago and “Le Deush”

P.S.- any tips regarding our next destinations or nearby locations are of course more then welcome.

Day 7: Conbloux - Bern

After some great and relaxing days at Conbloux, once again there we were changing our plans again. Gian, another good old friend made through ELSA, had joined us in Conbloux the day before. Being owing him a visit to his home town for some years now, again we could not resist the invitation to add a new destination (and country) to our route: Bern.

Having for the first time company while on the road, we headed to Bern, starting another great piece of driving, first through the French Alps, passing by Chamonix and then entering Switzerland through Le Châtelard, over Col de la Forclaz to Martigny, arriving “chez Gian” close to 10pm.

Unlike expected, the two days of rest at Conbloux seemed not to have been very good for my companion. Till Martigny the 2cv performance was quite poor, with the engine chocking constantly, reducing drastically the speed average. For the first time since we left Porto I feared for his health. But apparently he was just sentimental to leave France again, this time with no perspectives of returning in the upcoming months. Once in the highway, he regained energy, even surprising Gian with average speeds over 100kms and a couple of overcomes.

KILOMETRES (Total):	2835km
KM SINCE LAST POST:	220
GAS SPENT(Total):	176.50l

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Day 5: Sanremo - Conbloux

Without being able to confirm accommodation for a reasonable price in Cagliari and after acknowledging the prohibitive ferry prices to Sardenna at this time of the year, we decided to head directly to the French Alps. To Conbloux, to be more precise. Isabelle, a good friend from the time I was in the International Board of the European Law Students’ Association (she was our President) and her boyfriend, Nico, welcomed us on Isa’s amazing Chalet, just in front of the Mont Blanch (I will dedicate later on a post solely to Conbloux and the Chalet).

It was again a long drive, but the 2cv seemed to have guessed that homeland France was again in our way. He proudly entered France again on a very steady speed average through the Mont Blanch Tunnel, dealing afterwards in style the long downhill till Salanches and the steep uphill to our final destination. He was determined to prove our sceptical French friends the magnificence of the finest French technology piece of art ever!

P.S.- A bed, at last!!!

KILOMETRES (Total):	2615km
KM SINCE LAST POST:	478km
GAS SPENT(Total):	161.68l

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