Another beautiful
2 days …….
The sun was a
warm 22o as we left the Naples Bay and headed out for our next stop
Salerno. Cruising in such beautiful weather is such a contrast to some of the
challenging times we’ve had so far. By lunchtime it was 25o, the swell
was minimal and out went the genoa, increasing our speed to 7knots. Dave was in
heaven.
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| The most beautiful city gardens |
Salerno is quite a delightful city. There appears to be an attempt by the city fathers to improve the appearance and culture of the city. Parks and gardens are well maintained and the streets feel clean and well maintained.
We explored the city and then spent the next day revisiting the Pompei ruins.
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| The bakery |
The actual ruins themselves were fantastic. We walked all over the ancient city enjoying a glimpse into the ancient Pompeian’s lives and being amazed at the depth of design and artwork in the villas.
Our travelling to and from the ruins was not so spectacular. Firstly, we decided to take to bus from Salerno, not realizing the journey went up and down and around every imaginable mountain in the area. The whole journey lasted 2 hours. Never again. The bus at least, stopped outside the ruins and so this was ok. After our 2hr wander through the ancient city we exited at a gate on the opposite side to the entrance. Big mistake! No bus in sight so once again we walked for an hour, down to the Pompei train station and waited for the delayed train.
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| Two local fishermen packed up and going home |
The fast journey home and a pizza for tea in the city ended a great, but very tiring, day.
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| Looking back to Salerno |
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