Lake Trasimeno to Pompei and Sorrento

We ended up at Lake Trasimeno after leaving Florence and spending a couple of days visiting San Gimignano and Siena. It was time for some serious R and R. We drove into the site and found friends we had made over a week before at Cinque Terre. It was great to have a DVD evening and a cards evening with more than just the 2 of us!
The pictures show the van park on the lake shore and Dave and Christine enjoying the view.
We have found Sundays are quieter on the roads so Sundays have become our day for making moves into bigger cities.
Sunday 21st saw us leaving the quiet lake shore for Pompeii about a 5 hour drive south via Naples. It was an long and uneventful trip which was great given that we had a few warnings about being stopped by thieves on this route.
We found the camp site at Pompeii literally minutes from the ruins and were up early Monday morning to be at the ruins when they opened at 8.30 am to beat the worst of the crowds. It is a truly spectacular place and we spent 5 exhausting hours tramping over as much as possible being amazed at every turn.
The downside was the pollution and by Tuesday morning Vesuvius was no longer visible through the haze so we have moved south again to Sorrento.
The drive to Sorrento was anything but easy as we are now on the Amalfi peninsula with roads clinging to cliff edges and Italian drivers show no patience. We arrrived after what was really a short trip exhausted.
The move has been more than justified. We are parked on a cliff top with the Med on 3 sides. I can see the Bay of Naples with a cruise ship anchored and Vesuvius in the background - not bad. The site runs a daily cruise to Capri so we will do that one day.
I should mention the weather. It has been unseasonally warm and yesterday afternoon we were quite happy to while away the time by the pool. Today it is blowing a gale but the wind is very hot and dry. Think it will be a day to think about doing some washing.