Having camped as children and then a lot as an adult I have stayed in my fair share of campsites of all shapes and sizes (some resembling shanty towns), but this one was to beat them all…

Having thrown caution to the wind by deciding not to book we headed for the Italian riveria, Diego was our last hope of an advanced booking but hell no they were full, then Pisa tower was a timed slot meaning we were on our way at 5.00 with nowhere to stay, things were not looking good, we remained calm. I then, uncharacteristically decided to brave the telephone, there was a site, that sounded a little quirky in the area we wanted to be – yes they spoke English, had a few pitches but did not book, we drove on through timed tunnels, a wrong turn and 20 minute wait later we were turning mid way through a tunnel, could this be right.

What we found was the greatest campsite, right on the shores of Moneglia with all the benefits but none of the hubbub or crowds, the only downside was the shelf, yes for a good view you have to camp on a shelf, which means carrying all our camping clobber up a steep flight of stairs, it’s a narrow shelf but it’s so beautiful it was worth every step, we are not moving for the rest of our stay.