Vesuvio

We followed the signs to a company running buses to Mt Vesuvius from the Herculaneum train station. When we arrived there were spruikers herding people into a dodgy little office run by dodgy little men. We hesitated before walking inside, thinking it was all a little slimy and we were being duped......being the only option to the visit the volcano though, we handed over our money and jumped in the minivan with a bunch of other tourists. We screamed uphill through winding super-narrow streets, honking around every corner, our driver with long curly greased hair, aviator sunglasses and mobile phones not even blinking along the way.

We reached the volcano, and found out that there was a long hike on loose gravel to the crater top....we were given a hiking stick and sent on our way. We hiked and hiked and eventually reached the top after 20 minutes. Peering over, and expecting bubbling lava, we were greeted with some grey dirt and even trees. We saw real volcano steam leaking out of some rocks, and walked around the crater to get a great view of the coastline.




During the night, our little campsite buzzes with lizards, hopping birds, and who knows what else in the bushes!! We captured this little guy sunbaking near our tent....