Today saw us drive deeper into the Dolomites and on through the Prosecco Hills (Vanya wanted to buy some of the local wine) before crossing the border into Austria. Rain was forecast for the next two or three days across much of northern Italy and it had rained a little during the previous night but, the weather forecast for the east of Austria was more positive. The Dolomites were almost completely covered in cloud as we left our campsite near Arsie but it improved greatly throughout the day and by the time we arrived in Steindorf, complete with a couple of cases of DOCG Prosecco, all chance of rain had receded (at least for the day).
I cannot recall the name of the campsite Vanya had selected (I’m still playing catch up with this blog) but it was in the small village of Steindorf on the north east edge of Lake Ossiach. The village sits below the Gerlitzen Alps and is almost completely surrounded by the lake and a wetland nature reserve for birds. We arrived late in the day but there was ample light for us to enjoy a short wander around the nature reserve before dinner and bed. Morning would see us continue deeper into Austria to Loretto where we would visit friends.
