Sorrento U Turn

 After leaving Rome we headed to the ACSI site at Sorrento. When we left the motorway we zigzagged our way along the Sorrento peninsula admiring the cliffs and bays of Sorrento. When we eventually hit the edges of the city we were concerned with the thousands of motorcycles and scooters dashing about.  Could that number of pizzas really be ordered at that time of day? This was no time to joke. Young kids, motorcycles, busy narrow roads and an expensive Motorhome with the drivers wheel on the wrong side definitely don't go well together. They were all travelling at speed and taking risks. After a few miles we got to the other side of town only to find the site closed. A precarious u turn, well actually a 7 point turn in a busy narrow street pointed us back in the direction of the land of the crazy motorbikes. The process was repeated with similar caution and prayer. Thank you Holly Father your blessing yesterday may have been the divine intervention required.           

A quick scurry through the ACSI book and we decided upon a trip to Paestum, about 50 miles further south. But would it be open? Late season, the pandemic and a remote area meant that like the Sorrento site early closure was a possibility. When we got there we were surprised to find the site nearly full, and what a strange place, a place hard to judge, but we did and we loved it. Its quiet, there are run down and derelict sections but there is a good blue flag beach, a few shops and bars that sell pizzas for 4e and beer's larger than a pint for less than 2e. Dogs are even allowed on the beach. Here's a few pictures. Probably more to come. 

Looking south.

6th October. Happy 5th birthday Jonesy. you dirty beach bum.

Looking north with the Amalfi Coast in the distance.