Kevnjan's Big Adventure

 Tues.29th.Nov.
Spent a pleasant and reasonably quiet night by the sea.  This morning set off to town in search of fish for dinner.  We found a fish shop which Jan flatly refused to buy from because it was dirty and even the flies looked reluctant to land on the fish!!  Set off after strong coffee, fishless, to drive the coast road between Castellbate and Palinuro.  Wow, almost an action replay of the Amalfi coast drive.  The scenery was spectacular with sheer drops of hundreds of feet on our off side.  The sea is crystal clear and sky blue.  As we approached Piscotta, a village highly recommended for a visit, we saw signs urging caution and walking pace due to road subsidance.  They weren't exaggerating.  This is earthquake country and clearly they have problems keeping the road together.  The surface was  broken up and cracked, the tarmac was crumbling and there was a steep upward gradient, we had to stop and select first gear and the van slid backwards.  Poor Jan was in bits, got to the bottom, selected first and most serviceable piece of road and slowly climbed up the hill.  Heaven knows how heavy lorries cope with it!!  Still, felt that with that behind us all would be fine.  Negotiated our way through the pretty village and suddenly was confronted by a ridiculously narrow steel bridge without warning and a sign saying no lorries.  Took a chance and got through with inches to spare on either side.  On the other side a woman parked opposite parked cars making it impossible to pass, after much hooting of horns she emerged and moved.  I suppose there have to be days like this but they are tough on the nerves.  It certainly makes kevnjans adventure adventurous!  We arrived in Palinuro around 1pm and unable to locate the sosta shown in the book, made our way to the port/marina.  Parked up and not moving.  Another picture postcard of a place,( video on facebook) water so clear you can see the bottom, 20 feet deep, full of fish and men all around with fishing rods totally unable to catch anything.  We managed to find a fishmonger on the way and have red snapper fillets and king prawn for dinner.  Must go, almost ready, more of the same tomorrow.  What an adventure!!