Levanto, hidden deep down within its picture perfect cove, is our base for the next few days. Then it will be “so long” Italy, GB, here we come.
More and more sites are closed for the season. We need to stay fully loaded. Keep enough water on board with enough room in the grey water catch tank too. And more importantly, room in Beastie’s chemical WC. Don’t want to be caught with our pants down.
On leaving our “wild” pitch this morning we discover the “real” camper park was just around the corner. It’s got everything we need. Water tap, grey water drain, plus a WC disposal point. Other campers are inside the barrier controlled area. Sign above indicates entrance is free. We enter. Take the biglietto from the machine. Unsure why a ticket is issued if it’s all “free”. However, we know the Italians have a thing about tickets. Rule of thumb here is that you purchase a ticket from a ticket office. Then show it to the “ticket control” person, standing just a few yards from the issuing office. They put a little pen mark on the back to prove something. Not quite sure what that is yet. Luckily, there is no one on duty here. We and Beastie do what is necessary. Move on up 100 metres to the far exit barrier. Present it with the ticket. Fails to open. Seems that entrance is indeed free, but exiting isn’t. We need to take the ticket to another machine, disguised as a ticket control person, cleverly disguised as a log cabin. We get it validated and pay our due. Beastie’s “dump” costs us eight Euros.
Seems we needn’t have worried. This site at Levanto is open all year and has full MOHO services. We’re 100 metres from the centre, 200 metres from the beach.
Beastie’s wiggle down the narrow winding hairpins shows off Levanto’s stunning location.
