Kevnjan's Big Adventure

Sun.6th.Nov.
It's been one of those days!!  Where to start?  OK. went to bed around 9.30 last night, was woken around 12.30 by long noisy firework display.  Bonfire night, must be English ex pats around somewhere.  Got back to sleep only to be woken around 3am by horrendous thunderstorm and rain.  Dozed until around 6.30, made tea and decided to make an early start on the road.  Drove to Gaeta, parked by the port and watched fishermen trying to untangle ropes on their tenders which had been hopelessly tangled by last nights storm.  We drank coffee and enjoyed the show.  Our main purpose for being in Gaeta was to find a Wind shop to get them to sort out my internet connection.  We should have known that everything was closed on Sunday mornings.  Decided to head for Mondragone, down the coast where the sosta guide said there was a site with all facilities open.  Put the address in the satnav and let it do it's stuff.  I have previously discovered that our satnav has a peculiar sense of humour and today it chose to take us on a mystery tour through the mountains in the opposite direction to our destination!!  After 20 or so Ks we just were so taken with the scenery that we kept going.  Jan and I have never driven such a beautiful, scenic road, it's just a shame it wasn't taking us where we wanted to go.  We persevered until we got to Arce when we stopped for lunch of Gorgonzola sandwiches and common sense took over.  SS83 is the road and anyone in the area who travels it will not be disappointed.  We headed for the A1 autostrada and our original destination, Mondragone.  Got there around 2pm and found the campsite, La Duna.  Run down, laid back, large restaurant and music venue, right on the beach.  Hook up, sea view, fabulous!!  Connected to internet - amazing, did internet stuff.  Had shower in cold shower, no hot water, the place is basic but Jan and I amused ourselves scrubbing each other down.  I think the two Italian families who shared the site with us were not amused!!  They left an hour or so later leaving us alone on the site.  Fine by us.  Dinner of left over cottage pie, green beans and cauliflower.  Bed at 9pm, exhausted.  How can having so much fun and relaxation be so tiring?