Day 5 on the mountains Rochemolles to Lac du Mont Cenis

We started the day in Rain and we packed up our camp looking out on our fellow campers who were in tents whilst we were dringking tea inside. I took this from our side window having not had to get out of the camper at that point of the day

From the camp site we had to cross the river we had crossed to get here last night. Not a deep one thank goodness because we would have got our bed wet. First across was German Mike who took Rhian with a camera so she could record Chris doing the crossing in his Land Cruiser

And then it was my turn in Katy

Then Mike and Mandy came across so fast it was hard to get a picture

We were also rained out of the high tracks today as they would have been miserable in low cloud like that below so with our agreement we descended and spent the first part of the day in Susa town playing tourist around the Roman remains.

First stop was to find a nice coffee shop (not the one below) and have lunch, but before we could do that we lost Mike and Mike again, and where were they ... a cake shop of course.

Then it was back in time for the Porta Savoia Roman walls and amphitheatre

After that we headed north from the town into France and around the Lac du Mont Cenis reservoir where the weather improved a little and we stopped to investigate some really interesting underground gun emplacements and tunnels

From there it was a quick downhill run to the camp site and on route we stopped again for firewood.

Rhian drove the last section into campsite and did a really great job in her first experience of Katy offroad driving in Italy

We made camp at a lower than planned camp-site because of the remaining low cloud and settled in for our last night of wild camping on this trip to a nice pork & onion risotto cooked by Rhian

Whilst Rhian did the cooking I spent 5 minutes cleaning up the back cupboard and affixing the Alpine Rovers stickers we had been given. When I told Mandy what I was doing she said "Katy was the type of vehicle she was proud to have her company name on." I was really touched by this generous comment

Because of the rain only 3km (2 Miles) non tarmac roads today

What more have we learned

1. Gardening gloves would be useful for firewood collection as would have been the jungle knife I have, both will be added to the going away list

Damage / Problems so far / Things to do

1. None