Day 26 – Herculaneum will have to wait . . .

The local Circumvesuvian line, connects Sorrento to Napoli, via Pompei, and Herculaneum, where we intend to visit today. Another day of strikes throws the time-tables into turmoil with no guarantees.

We arrive at the station in good time and then decide to come back tomorrow. So it’s back to the site. Unload Scoot. A perfectly warm, sunny day. The Amalfi coastal road beckons.

We’ve heard about it from other campers. We know we shouldn’t let Beastie loose on it. We’re intrigued to see what all the fuss is about. It doesn’t take us long. Scoots hips swivel this way, then the other. We follow suit a la the late great Mike Hailwood. For centuries this old Roman road has hugged the rugged cliffs tightly, for fear of dropping into the Tyrrhenian Sea far below. The views are stunning.

It’s just over two hours before we’re standing in the central piazza in Amalfi. It gets so busy they control the pedestrian flow with traffic lights. Today is no exception.