Pakistani Sharara Or Gharar Designs

Stage 4 to 20 September 2008: LAVENO - HOT 'km. 6.3

Finally after several long weekends of the horrible weather comfort us with an indication of sunshine to rain on Saturday and Sunday covered.

The temperature continues to drop, however, and in fact Laveno to our rally at the thermometer of the pontoon boat to sail Mark Bruno shows only 16 degrees!

There are, however, and we hope

9 in spite of the cold, even in 10 because with a good delay comes from Paul Melegnano, now transformed into "Paul from Cannock" which sounds better to Lake Maggiore and it is easier to remember!

In one shot there are 3 new entries and Lazzati who had come to only one stage, from the heroic Cannero at Cannock in 2006.

We are preparing on the pontoon in front of City Hall, a bit 'of passers-by ogle almost embarrassed and we dive into the cold water full of driftwood.

The swim takes place as expected: in the head train those who swim fast at the bottom and I always Troubetzkoy, someone in the middle.

We kindly accompanied a raft of civil protection with three boats and so Castelveccana support we can control the situation reasonably well.

The course is magnificent, but unfortunately the water opaque does not allow us much visibility, the wall of the coast is almost vertical rock pocked with the workings of the water, and trees clinging to the branches in order to immerse .

Very few fish seen, basically just big chub, perhaps because the water has already been cooled and are already burrow to depths or more for some reason.

Sometimes when some terracing allows the water appear cloudy colonies of spectral copies of miriophillum long, in fact it is the only variety of aquatic plants that are able to play in reviewing the entire day, with a thickening effect at large ' Start the Bay of heat.

Some of the villas that line are very nice, well-rooted in the rocky coast, with stone walls and docks hidden in the crevices, while others dislike for their invasive vulgarity.

the lake there is not even a boat just after noon and the rise of the north from the south and the sun appear to reinforce the first boats to sail.

So

swim quietly, only occasionally hampered by the trunks and branches against which we are going to beat with your hands or face. It is a very long stage, but regular, perhaps along the path to better looking than those encountered so far: the tall rock, called San Galletti not even out of place in Capri, and the village of heat that greets us is beautiful in its quiet simplicity.

There we expect the local tourist office, the nice lady Barani has personally prepared a delicious cake and there is promise, even the tripe for the next day, what more could you want?

We leave finally happy with the Our prowess and who return to the city by car, who boat to the other side of the lake, all pleased with this continues curious walk around the lake.

Tomorrow will be the last stage of Longalago for 2009 and will remain there after only four stages to complete around the entire lake: Who would have thought then that we could make?

Dear friends, the next step.