Wed. October 3
We had some apartment cleaning to do in the morning in preparation for a visit by our dear friends Andrea and Nash. With that completed, we decided to run up the shoreline and take a little taxi boat over to Isola Comocina. This charming little island is only a few hundred yards from shore, and except for a couple of houses and restaurant, is the setting for ruins dating back to the Roman times with later churches built atop those. We had the place to ourselves again (hooray, it appears that tourist season is finally winding down!) and walked along the shoreline and up the hill to see what we could find. Laura took the camera from my hands to document that I was actually on this trip by taking a few photos of me!
Full moon over Lake Como on the previous night.
Yep. There he is. See Laura was not traveling alone.
Big bad wildlife!
There is a 17th century church built atop these medieval and Roman era ruins.
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No this was not our taxi boat. Ours had a motor.
Float plane tours are available on Lake Como, although we weren’t tempted. This guy buzzed by while we were waiting for the return boat.
At this point the bench is staying right where it is.
The owner needs a better plan than just the tarp. This would be gross to deal with.
The outcrop in the distance almost looks like clouds. Looking eastward toward Isola Comocina.