So it’s been a while since I’ve written a post but that’s because of the dreaded word – Coronavirus 😷 We haven’t left Switzerland since we went to Majorca last summer and looking back we were really lucky to get that trip in before everything started locking down and borders closed again.
We had hoped to be able to go to the UK to visit family during the summer, but although fully vaccinated UK residents can now return from ‘amber list’ countries without quarantining, the same doesn’t apply for people vaccinated outside the UK. The UK government are still looking at how this could be possible and an announcement is ‘imminent’ – so we are not holding our breath!
Due to the restrictions we made a decision a couple of weeks ago to book a midweek break in our favourite agriturismo near Verona for the second week of our holiday.
Bethany is currently at Camp Adventure in Walsrode, Germany having flown there with a friend of her best friend. Her best friend was also supposed to be with them but she unfortunately contracted viral meningitis two weeks ago and has had to stay at home to rest. Bethany was extremely disappointed as this is the last time she will be able to go on this camp. She did, however, meet up with the other girl before they left and they get on extremely well together. We had a phone call from Bethany yesterday and she is having a great time.
So while the cats away, the mice can play! This left us with a few days between Michael’s work appointments to do something on our own for the first time in 16 years. But what should we do?
Coincidentally an advert appeared on my Facebook feed for a spa in Austria 🇦🇹 that looked amazing. It is around 3 hours 30 minutes from home. Staying at the spa itself was outside our budget so I looked for a nearby hotel and found a small chain of hotels which are relatively cheap and reminded me of Premier Inn in the UK – no bells and whistles but comfortable. We’ll find out tonight if it is any good! We will only be away overnight and are booked into the spa for the day tomorrow.
We are currently on the motorway on our way to the Austrian border and hope to arrive at the hotel around 2pm. I look forward to reporting on our adventures later.
Crouch Family On Tour 