Well, here I am. Sitting on a terrace in Alessandria, waiting for the train to come.

This morning I left around 12.00 the campsite, what's the use of hanging around any longer and better to be early in Alessandria then racing against the clock. Around 14.00 I arrived at the trainstation and straight away I could check in the car. They told me to come back at 16.00 when the loading would start.

The loading did start around 17.00 and as soon as my yellow monster was locked on the train I went for a walk into Alessandria. So, as said, here I am, sitting on a terrace opposite the trainstation with my last glass of Vino Bianco Secco in Italy.

It was so funny when they checked in the car: they wrote a paper with - in case there was - damages of the car!!!!

You see what I mean, if that was truly the only damage to my yellow monster...........

But the girl only draw two lines of scratches on it. Probably she realized that if she had to mark the dents her Bic would run out of ink and the paper would be black, with an invisible image of the car on it.

Thursday evening I had a nice closure of the season. Renske, she works at the reception of the campsite took me to Allassio, where we met up with some more Dutch ladies. They always meet each other the last thursday of the month and this time I was 'fit' enough to join them. We had a lovely evening at a nice bar situated on the beach of Alassio, the sound of the waves, a fantastic temperature and good company. One of the girls had her 50th birthday earlier this week, so one of the other girls came all dressed up as Sara. You should have seen the faces of some of the people passing by.

Sara in Alassio!!!

Then yesterday I had a lazy day, packing all my stuff in a way so I could get it on the car leaving the rear window free. And I succeeded. Around 18.00 when the sun was setting behind the mountains my sight was drawn towards the church on the mountain opposite the campsite. The sight made me wonder: would the people who build the church ever have realized how the light was 'attracted' straight on the front door to light up the Madonna?

(Sorry, forget to turn it, but anyway you see the LIGHT....)

One of the best views to close my stay at C'era una Volta, don't you agree?

Don't know if I wrote about my nose? Well, my last working day I was in kind of a fight with some non-moving, not cooperating objects of one of the last tents and I ended up getting smacked in my face with it. Aughhhhhhhhh, luckely I was wearing my glasses, otherwise maybe it would have been even worse. For 3 days now I am walking around with a kickboxers nose and slowly it turns more and more black. Wonder how long it will take before the 'nice' colouring of my nose will be gone. But, at least it is not broken, I think.

Well, my dear friends, I think it's about time to insert the pictures and then close my laptop, ready to walk to the station to get on the train, which will be arriving around 19.00. Tomorrow morning at 05.35 I will be in Neu Isenburg (Frankfurt) from where it will be a 3 hour drive to Eindhoven where my family is waiting for me.

Will catch up with you soon again and of course I will keep you updated about my 'adventures' during the winter and plans for the next season. Once again thanks for your friendship

Ciaoooooooooooooooooooooo

No more welcome, but for the moment GOODBYE , Arriverderci Bella Italia

Ciao, baci baci Rita