Day Forty Six Saturday 3rd September

Red skies at night don't seem to signify anything in this part of the world. It has been grey and overcast all day today and late afternoon rain set in with a threat of thunder. But it seems to have passed now. We are spending tonight on a proper campsite, Grasbadens Camping on the island of Graso, right opposite where we were last night. We crossed this morning on the free ferry - just a five minute journey. The campervan gained another admirer on the crossing - a lady who had lived in South Africa and had a land rover with a roof mounted sleeping pod when she was there. She loved the size of ours, and said it was "superb". I don't think they see many small campervans over here. The island is 20 miles long and about three miles wide, with a population of 800. It seems to be nearly all nature reserve, made up of the densely wooded rocky "mainland" and the rocky outlying islands. We drove the length of the island and back - just one road! - and saw very few vehicles. There were cars parked in various small car parks, their occupants presumably off either walking in the woods or in boats. Apart from wanting a hook up tonight, one of the reasons for a proper campsite was to do a proper washing-machine wash. However, that is not to be. It is very definitely end of season, and only one service block is open- not one with a laundry! Although large - there are 300 places- the site is not at all busy, and is very attractively laid out. Lots of trees and rocky parts.