Wednesday 7th April

Wednesday 7th April.........1 week in........8.30 slept well, on the road for 9.45. Can see mountains with snow! Beverley and Lee very excited and want to get to snow, I think I do as well, busily thinking where the exra clothes are! 10.30 breakfast on the move, put sunglasses on and the mountains become clear against the sky---beautiful!!!!Austrian Alps WOW! WOW! WOW!!! heading to Austria for lunch...Ate at restuarant, 2.05 mountains getting closer, loads of snow....3.30 arriving at Austria/Slovenian border at Villach---satnav and road signs say we have to go on a train--the words "how hard can it be" spring to mind again, lets go and see!!!!.....Ski lifts and people carrying skis everywhere, climbing up 970metres--my ears have gone-----first patch of snow on road!...1035m---1082m......4.45pm.......Yes have been on train through tunnel now 75k to Villach, still warm and sunny 16degrees. 1195metres........starting to go down now...753m brakes are cooking and steaming!! stop for 10 minutes, Police- polizei arrive to see if we are ok, no problem....got to bottom of hill still cooking--saw sign for campsite, thought might be a good idea to stop for a bit, but place is deserted, drove on.....found layby surrounded by mountains covered in snow.......cooked mashed potato etc....in car for glass of wine and Harry Potter-----bed.