On Friday 20th April we took the motorway through Naples which ran close to the volcano Vesuvius - unfortunately the cloud was down and this was about the best view we got.
We stayed the night in a car park right by the sea in Marina di Camarota, Campania.
Here's a general view of the town just as it was getting dark. Marina di Camerota is a maze of small streets, mostly with only pedestrian access.
On Saturday 21st April we crossed into Calabria, mainland Italy's most southerly region. The scenary was very spectacular with the road winding its way along the side of gigantic sea cliffs.
It was a long way down from the road to the sea on this bit. We met 3 italian men in a landrover with mountain bikes here and had a good chat.
We stayed at an aire at Cirilla, Calabria and were parked only yards from the quite rough sea. This is the beach just in front of where we were parked.
There is a ruined village on a hill top just behind the town of Cirilla.
Parked among the Tamarisk trees on the aire in Cirella.
Yesterday Sunday 22nd April we stayed in a car park at Gizzeria Lido, Calabria. This is a real one horse village with no one around when we arrived about lunchtime. However at about 4.00 p.m. hordes of people arrived and started promenading up and down the sea front - a sunday afternoon ritual? Here I am on the beach at Gizzeria.
Close to the village of Gizzeria Lido a river flows through lakes into the sea.
A nice flowering tree in Gizzeria.
Today Monday 23rd April, we have come further south to Taureana di Palmi. We are at 38 degrees north now which is way down south. We are for the first time on this whole trip stopped on a proper camp site with mains electricity, decent wifi showers etc etc. Here we are parked among the eucalyptus trees.
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