Mobile Blog - Day 4 - Riva

Today we left Malcesine on a Battello (motorship) for Riva. Before sharing photos of this trip, let me first tell a little story about a lost key. Yesterday, on top of Monte Baldo, Peter overheard the waiter say that he had found a key. Thinking that the waiter then returned said key to it's rightful owner, he thought nothing more about it. That is until we got back to the apartment and I couldn't find my key.

We searched high and low and could not find it. I'm not a religious person, but years ago I was told always to kiss some money up to St. Anthony (the patron saint of lost causes and lost things). Once kissed up, I relax and forget about my problem. In every time that I have done this, I usually get my bearings, remember where I last had the item and voila, it is found.

Today I returned to the Fuvia and sure enough the key was found and returned to me. I always keep my promise, and I will go to the church here in Malcesine and give 5,00€ (the amount I promised in my head).

Here is a picture of the church in Riva. The key had not yet been found, so no donation was made here. I only pay for results.

Riva del Garda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Riva del Garda (German: Reiff am Gartsee) is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trentino. It is also known simply as Riva. The estimated population is 15,151.

Riva del Garda belonged to the republic of Venice and later to the Austro-Hungarian empire until 1918. Since 1918, Riva del Garda has been a part of Italy.

Riva del Garda is located at the north-western corner of Lake Garda, approximately 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level. The town is located at the southern edge of the Italian Alps, near to the Dolomites. It is bordered by Mount Rocchetta to the west and Monte Brione 376 metres above sea level,to the east. East to Riva del Garda: the village Torbole sul Garda, bordered by Monte Baldo.

Back to our journey to Riva. The following pictures will give you an indication of the myriad sports enjoyed on this lake. Parasailng, windsurfing, catamaran and sailboating are just the few that I captured today.

Coming towards the end of the lake you can see Riva on the left and Torbole on the right.

First...Torbole.

And finally...Riva.