Day 11. Naples - Pompeii - Gravina in Puglia (Italy)
We arrived in Naples about 10am and headed straight to Pompeii Decided to let the satnav take us an interesting route. Through the back streets of Naples on wet and very uneven cobblestones and the world record for most manholes per square metre. End to end traffic jams had us in Pompei by lunchtime. He’s ‘armless really. Had a nice wander around the ruins marveling at what once was and what has been excavated and continues to be. Truly a devastating event for them. Our first encounter with cruise boat tourists, quite a contrast, us two clodhoppers in our bike gear and the beautifully coiffured! Decided to continue on with letting the satnav guide us which kept us in endless traffic and continuous built up area. At 4:30 we’d had enough and dialed up the Auto Strada. All was well until an exit led to a 2nd grade and very muddy goat track. A bit of re navigation found a slightly better option and after questioning the parenthood of Tomtom it proved he was correct after a...