August 15

August 15th (very warm and sunny)
For the first time, it was almost too warm for a comfortable sleep and if we kept the sliding door open, the mosquitoes would have eaten us alive. This campground is over-booked and very noisy as well.
We boarded the tram to the city centre of Bratislava and immediately felt more comfortable than we had in Budapest. Of course, the fact that the population is less than half made a difference, but the most obvious was that we could walk everywhere in the “old centre” and see everything we wanted.
After a very pleasant afternoon sightseeing this most delightful city, (I overdosed on my anti-inflammatory drugs and iced my knee continually), we boarded the tram back. We stopped at the very large grocery chain called Tesco and picked up groceries for a barbecue to celebrate three months on the road. Our Dutch neighbors suffered through the paranoia that Georg has – lost keys. Somehow one of the employees maneuvered himself through the top vent of his trailer to open the door. Thank goodness there was another set of keys inside.After a delicious chicken barbecue and Greek salad and a late-night walk, we sat outside as it was still very warm. Georg especially has difficulty sleeping. I crashed