30 May 2025
Pluses: The countryside is just gorgeous! The small group was ideal. Lunch was in a fun place.
Minuses: First, the van was 30 min late, as the original one had a flat tire. The replacement, as the guide said, was a Flintstone van. It was hard to see anything except out the window right next to you which was not optimum. When the guide pointed something out, it zoomed past the window before I could catch a glimpse. The guide was smitten with a pretty young woman on our van, and a good portion of his attention went to her. Several times, when getting back into the van after a stop, the guide got behind the wheel before the door was closed, leaving a tourist to close it. This seemed dangerous to me.
Suggestion: The "guided walk" was more like a hike. Beautiful, but a little difficult for someone in just fair physical condition. Maybe that should be included in the description.