Lake Garda day 5

Another day of beautiful, hot, sunny weather.  We decided to make it a quiet, relaxing one after our outing yesterday.  Immediately after breakfast we reserved 2 loungers and an umbrella beside the main pool, where we settled ourselves with books, sunglasses and zero intention of doing anything energetic for the next several hours.

Ann smothered herself with a generous coating of sunscreen.  Knowing that I burn easily, I opted to remain well within the shadow of the umbrella, moving my position as the sun moved, and decided that the sunscreen would therefore not be necessary.  (Note to self ... next time remember that reflected sunlight can burn just as fiercely as direct sun.  Use sunscreen!)  Needless to say I would now be well camouflaged in a pink marshmallow factory!

Around early afternoon I returned to the room for a sleep, leaving Ann beside the pool.  Later we both paddled in the lake, Ann venturing in right up to her neck, but I was happy to just go knee deep.  It is interesting that for such a large body of inland water the temperature was surprisingly warm.  We both swam some more in the pool.

At around 5pm we climbed aboard a little street train (see photo below), which rides around the nearby villages and campsites for people to get around if they don't have a car.  Our only reason for going was to see what the surrounding area looked like.  The route took just over an hour, offering several stopping places along the way.  It was quite pleasant, but we learned that the makers of the train had saved their budget by omitting a suspension system from the design.

Showers, supper and our evening stroll wrapped up the day.  Another successful day of stress-free relaxation.  Just what the doctor would have ordered.