Staying: Camping Fusina – Venice, Italy
Distance Travelled: 192.8 Miles
Song of the day: Kids in America – Kim Wilde
Having knocked off a huge chunk of the trip to Venice the previous day, 192.8 miles to Venice seemed like a positively cruisy day. We had the usual combination of services stops, crazy overtaking (not mine), and a few “only in Italy” moments, as Cam spotted a bus load of nuns at one of the stops.
We’ve both been to Venice twice before, but it is such a magical place that you can’t help wanting to come back again. Space is obviously at a premium in Venice, so the campsites are dotted around the mainland areas. We chose ours out of curiousity as it was described in our camping book as having lots of “mature New Zealand and Australian staff”. We arrived at about 3pm, intending to have a reviving drink at the bar and then catch up on all our blogging. Instead, we left the bar 7 hours later having found a Formula 1-lover from NZ behind the bar.
This would have to classify as the most social campsite we’ve been to so far. Despite having at least two busloads of Contiki kids (mostly American) in every night, it also attracts lots of young backpackers travelling around independently. One of the owners is a New Zealander and the site even boasts a Kiwi flag at the entrance. Propping up the bar, we met chatted away to lots of interesting people, from Contiki drivers to Australian guys backpacking around. We tore ourselves away at 10pm, determined to get an early start in Venice the next day.
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