Thur.17th. Nov.
Spent a couple of hours in Sorrento this morning. Pretty enough but nothing to get excited about. Set off on our trip down the Amalfi coast about midday. Pain and pleasure come to mind in equal portions. The road, as I expected was narrow, winding and tortuous. The scenery was magnificent. Again the weather was perfect, the sky clear and blue and the sunshine warm. The sea was blue and it all looked like a postcard. Again, the whole experience was tainted by lunatic Italian drivers with no manners or concept that other people need the road too!! We stopped for lunch in a layby overlooking Positano, the sea and the cliffs, a perfect setting. We had a fresh loaf, ham and cheese and sweet tomatoes. Unforgettable moment. We drove on and came to Amalfi where we tried to park, hopeless, they don't want camper vans there, they had a liner anchored in the bay and prefer people to stay in hotels. They're welcome to it. To be honest I was glad to see the back of the Amalfi coast when we arrived in Salerno. We'd come off the main road at Vietri sui Mare and taken a cobbled road down to the sea front, narrow and nasty (as if I hadn't had enough stress today). Thought we might find somewhere to camp for the night. No such luck. Headed for site at Pontecagnano south of Salerno, didn't like the man on reception or his prices, or his site so we're now parked in a quiet street, opposite the beach, having watched a perfect sunset over the Mediterranean. We'll spend the night here, Jan's a little disappointed because I refuse to barbecue our fish on the pavement. She's cooking tonight. Mixed feelings about today, I'd have liked to have seen more of Positano and Amalfi but the van is too big a beast to be pushed around those little streets. My advice, hire a car or scooter and it's so much easier. Now going to have a well earned bottle of wine.
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