We had been quite keen to stay at the camping site at Paestum for another night, but after a restless night of loud music and barking dogs we decided to carry on our merry way. After a run on the beach (well for me anyway) and and swim we continued south, headed for Agropoli.
We wandered around the ramshackle medieval centre which is perched on a promontory overlooking the sea. Most of the town was deserted in the midday sun, which we decided was probably a sensible idea, so after playing with a group of curious kittens we headed for the beach.
After a swim we were on the move again, and after a couple of hours driving discovered another beach side campsite near the town of Sapri.
When I went into the office I was greeted by the friendly camp director who asked how long we wanted to stay, and after telling her just one night was needed, she replied "You must stay longer! This is the most beautiful place in Italy!" After convincing us with stories of the local cuisine and attractions of the area, we were swayed by her passion and agreed to stay an extra night. This campsite also had it's own beach and happily we were allocated a quiet site well clear of the 'entertainment' area!
However, that evening we decided to adopt the philosophy that if you can't beat them, join them, so after a sandwich for dinner we went along to watch the entertainment while we sipped coffee at the back of the crowd. It was fun to watch the Italians emerging from their caravans and tents dressed up to the nines, ready to socialise with all the other campers. We attracted some attention from some of the resident children who were fascinated to hear us speaking English, one little girl in particular of about 7 or 8 simply stood next to Tim staring up at his face while we had a conversation with the camp director! It seemed very few people in this part of Italy spoke English, but everyone was very friendly, if a little bewildered as to why we were holidaying there!
We wandered around the ramshackle medieval centre which is perched on a promontory overlooking the sea. Most of the town was deserted in the midday sun, which we decided was probably a sensible idea, so after playing with a group of curious kittens we headed for the beach.
However, that evening we decided to adopt the philosophy that if you can't beat them, join them, so after a sandwich for dinner we went along to watch the entertainment while we sipped coffee at the back of the crowd. It was fun to watch the Italians emerging from their caravans and tents dressed up to the nines, ready to socialise with all the other campers. We attracted some attention from some of the resident children who were fascinated to hear us speaking English, one little girl in particular of about 7 or 8 simply stood next to Tim staring up at his face while we had a conversation with the camp director! It seemed very few people in this part of Italy spoke English, but everyone was very friendly, if a little bewildered as to why we were holidaying there!
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