J&J's European Adventure

31 May

Paestum ruins

It's cloudy today and rained lightly for a bit, but not enough to be a problem. We hiked back to the Greek ruins and spent four to five hours touring them and the associated museum. There were so few people about that it was possible to get pictures with no other tourists in them by just waiting a couple of minutes to time the shot. The ruins are just amazing – so much so that we've decided to skip going to Greece. We think that after this place, the crowds and hustlers that flock to such spots would just irritate us and spoil the experience.

We took the long way back by walking through the streets of the village and along the beach. We even stopped by a buffalo dairy in the area. Mozzarella cheese made from water buffalo milk is apparently a big deal in these parts. We don't think they actually milk the buffalo at this location, as we saw no signs of a milking parlor on the premises, but we petted the buffalo and took their pictures. We also stumbled across a tower that looked to us like it was from Roman times, but we didn't find a sign or anything to confirm this. Since you can't turn over a rock around here without uncovering something ancient, a lot of it is just there, with no explanation.

Daily miles: 9.94

Expenses: 106.33€ (RV park 2 nights, ruins tickets, food)