Direction West Sicily

As soon as we arrive in Sicily on the ferry from Sardinia, we head west. Marc and I had already been to Sicily 4 years ago. Back then, we circumnavigated the island in just 2 weeks in a Fiat 500 during our vacation. Unfortunately, at the end of our tour back then, we didn't have time for the supposedly most beautiful beach in Sicily.

This beach is located in San Vito Lo Capo. With its turquoise blue water and white sand, it is said to be reminiscent of the Caribbean. That's why San Vito Lo Capo should now be our first destination. The satnav says we'll be there in 90 minutes without a toll. We like to choose toll-free roads, as these are usually the more scenic routes.

But now we have to find our way out of the bustling city of Palermo. We quickly realize that the Sicilians drive differently than we do. The Vespas, in particular, just speed along. We find this very courageous. I guess you don't realize that I can't brake our 3,8t as fast as they drive in front of my van. Or are the traffic rules different here? We should have a look at that in peace. First of all carefully out of the hustle and bustle of the one-way streets and traffic circles. Almost like in Cologne.

1st stop by the sea in Sicily

Those who know us can already guess that our 1st stop is at a bakery. Covered with fresh croissants we go on the country road towards the west of Sicily. We always drive parallel to the coast, past the airport and turn at 1st opportunity towards the sea. There we first have a small breakfast with sea view. The sun laughs. What more could you want? We are happy.

On the further drive we stop at one or the other viewpoint (honey, please stop, this is soooo beautiful here 🙂 ) At the 1st there is freshly squeezed juice to buy. Anyone who has done this once himself, knows how much mess that is in the kitchen. We enjoy juice and view over Castellammare del Golfo. At the next there is a mobile fruit stand where an old man sells homemade pesto and other goodies.

The only thing that worries us a bit is our SpaceCamper. Since we left the ferry, we hear an undefinable squeaking from time to time. We always have a bad feeling when we have to leave our Butch alone. I hope that Sicily's spare parts mafia is not up to mischief on the ferry and has cannibalized our butch. Small joke.

More Sea of Sicily

Then we continue towards the west. Before San Vito Lo Capo the view of the coast lures us and we stop in the bay of Macari. Here are some campers together on a parking lot, mostly white goods, and a little further along the road still a small collection of campers. Since we are not so the pack animals, we park a little apart. Here it can be endured. We are of course curious about the yield of yesterday and look briefly at the film and photo material of the Dune di Piscinas. Of course, short becomes longer again and suddenly it's afternoon. Time to slowly look for a place to sleep for the night.

Our 1st pitch in Sicily

Park4night shows us 2 nice pitches in San Vito Lo Capo. Both beautifully secluded and lonely with good ratings. At the first, the Navi suddenly tells us to turn left, but there is a fence. Here we get no further. There should be another access road. But also there the access is blocked. We can forget this place. So to the next place at the edge of the Zingaro National Park. The closer we get to the place, the longer our faces get. The road gets worse and worse, but that's actually good for us, then there are no other campers there. We drive around a sewage plant, which you can smell clearly and behind it the coast is unfortunately very littered. This seems to be the meeting place of the village youth. We do not like that. We had imagined Sicily's coasts to be more beautiful. What now?

Back to Macari

We liked the bay of Macari. So we drive back there. Next to the parking lot, where the white goods cuddle, a path leads along the coast into nature. This path is made for us. There is already an old, red Mercedes Sprinter and another camper a little bit off. We drive further through and set up camp for the night. The coast here is really a dream. Here we can stay and enjoy the sunset during our 1st dinner on Sicily. And what could be tastier here than pasta? My friend Ilka from Milan gave us the recipe of her pasta with ricotta and zucchini. Simple and delicious. The perfect meal for the van.