Tuesday 12th June

Tuesday 12^th June.

Yesterday we drove up to Stinto in the far north west of the island. It was a really beautiful area but didn’t have any campsites or stopping places so we headed west and found a site just outside Castelsardo called International Camping Valledoria. A good well shaded site right next to a quiet beach. At 21 euros it was 6 euros more than the ACSI prices that we’ve paid so far. The rain didn’t materialise and we had another lovely day. We managed a few hours on the beach and had a few swims then went to watch the England v France game. Barbara then pointed out the false economies of the last ACSI site where they charged 5 euros for a 66cl beer. At this site the same beer cost 2.5 euros thus making up the campsite prices on the first round! It seemed strange to be able to get a good pint of beer for 2 quid in Italy!

As much as we liked Camping Valledoria we decided to move to Camping Village Baia Blu near Aglientu. This is a large commercial site with excellent facilities. Again the ACSI rate of 16 euros applies until the 19^th. There are loads of staff on duty but again its quite empty. The coastline up here in the north is beautiful and different from the rest of the island. The sandstone rock and cliffs illuminate almost golden brown as the sun hits them; and the sea with its various colours of blue and turquoise shades add to the effect. When we arrived here at 1pm we decided to set up camp in preparation for an 8 day stay. We even put up our new windbreak around the van to hide the mess of our “Gypsy encampment”.