Arrival at a Naturist Campsite at Last.

It was lovely falling asleep to the sound of the stream below our room last night and we also slept well.

Although we would have liked to have stayed in the area for a bit longer, we decided to keep travelling. We went downstairs to pay the bill but discovered that the door to the restaurant was locked.  It wasn't too early - around 10am so we expected to see the hotel's owner and no doubt he would like us to pay for our meal and overnight stay.  We spoke to a couple who had also been staying overnight.  They apparently had breakfast earlier and then the owner locked up and was going to town to do some shopping.  They tried to call the owner but the mobile phone was switched off.  I ended up writing a note to say that we wanted to pay but he wasn't in, and gave our contact details so that he could rings us with bill and bank information.  The couple advised that legally we could leave without paying if the owner was no where to be seen, but for us - honest is the best policy.  A cat waylaid us as we were about to leave and we gave her some attention - and then the owner appeared on the balcony, half-dressed (minus a shirt), advising that he 'would be down in a minute'.  He was the telephone call and the conversation seemed to go on for ages.  Eventually he went back inside and re-appeared fully dressed then came down to open the restaurant and give us our bill.

We had a lovely drive, going up Klippitztörl Pass and then across to an area in South Austria where we decided to check out a naturist camping place (we had 4 places in mind).  Needless to say we didn't like the area that the campsite was situated so we decided to carry on with our journey, more westwards, to see what the other 3 campsites were like.  We had to pass through the town of Klagenfurt which we didn't like much and couldn't wait to get through it and out the other side. We arrived at a lake, Keutschach am See, and tried the first naturist campsite (FKK Camping Turkwiese Kärntner Lichtbund) but they were full.  Being a hot day you could see that the lake itself is a very popular place.  We were advised to try 2 others further down the lake.  Success at the next one - FKK Camping Müllerhof.

We found a nice spot, shed our clothes and set the tent up without too many hiccups.  It is a new tent and a bit different from the usual types with tent poles.  This one has blow-up tubing that form the support structure of the tent.  3 arch-shaped supports.  For first time setting up, we didn't do too badly time-wise.  I resented having very nosy neighbours.  They were sitting in the shade of their tent, doing nothing, and stared at us throughout the entire time.  I was glad to get out of their sight when we went for a swim in the lake - we were very hot.  (Please be aware that I will not be allowed to take photographs of the campsite if there are people in it, and post it on this blog.  I may be able to take photos in the very early morning when nobody is up and about - if I can get up early enough!)

It's now after dinner time and it's nice to relax, hearing the nearby stream on the other side of the fence and the sound of crickets or grasshoppers.  Also mixed in with the evening sounds is the ongoing voice of our neighbour.  His voice carries and he can't seem to stop talking.  I hope he will shut up before we head to bed!

Water fountain at the top of  Klippitztörl Pass