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| Port Piombino on the Isle of Elba |
Saturday, 11th July, it was time to meet up with A&R at Pisa before heading to the Isle of Elba for a week of camping on the island.
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| Crossing over from the mainland |
Pisa was a central point to meet the Petrillo's travelling down from Switzerland and where the much promised Super Stores were that Bill was hoping to finally get his much researched / sort after (thank you both Owen & Rico for having so much patience with Bill)
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| First BBQ at camp |
barbecue. And he did! Plus a much needed fan to help us sleep at nights, and restock our larder before travelling to the island.
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| Approaching Port |
We made the ferry half an hour before departure, whose timing was as efficient as the Swiss, leaving on the dot of 6.30pm. The surrounding waterways were very busy with lots of different shipping lines. We arrived on the Island just over an hour later after travelling on very calm warm water. Port Piombino was picture book perfect as the sun was setting on the hills behind the town. Another 20 minutes later we made it into Camp La Foce.
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| A&R's camp site |
And what a little surprise that was.
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| A&R a bit surprised at site |
Our camp sites are side by side along the main entrance into the camp - and not a blade of grass in site. Quite different to our NZ camp sites. We are just over the road from the beach which is beautiful, very warm water, with very little tide differential being a Mediterranean beach.
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| Bill with one or two others! |
The beaches here are different to home, in that a lot of them are private, so it will cost you to use them, but they do provide chairs & beach umbrellas.
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| But the view across the road is perfect. |
Of course we are on the public sections of the beach. Same water, same sand, just
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| Private beach to the left |
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Private beach to the right
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different spot! The weather is consistently hot, over mid 30's every day, great for swimming morning, noon and night if needed.
Lovely cold wines & beers are helping us to cope in such conditions. Plus a gelato or two!
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| Caio having enjoyed his gelato |
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