Thanks for the invite and further advice.
I took the south route (by car) after the weather in France settled down and the forecast looked o'k. The worst we experienced was fog in the high alps, but not thick enough to cause any delay. We'd climbed the foothills in brilliant sunshine and conditions cleared again approaching mont blanc.
Emerging on the Italian side the virtual freewheel down to Ivrea was hypnotic. The engine silent, and the whoosh in the tunnels as sunset gave way to twinkling lights below.
I can't believe the relaxed ambience and relative temperature difference here in nw Greece these past two days. I crossed in winter at a similar time last year but it wasn't the same.
As a consequence we decided to head south down the coast instead of straight across to turkey - it's a beautiful driving road from igoumenitsa to preveza. I love the feel of relatively smooth but uneven road surfaces caused by large area tarmac buckles in the hot countries.
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