Rick and Grace,

The secret to Mullet and the beach parking lot is get there early and, IMHO, NEVER park in the center of the lot where the ground has eroded around the rocks jutting up and out of the ground. People will almost always form a third row in the center if the beach is busy, blocking the people in the center completely and making leaving a pain in the neck. We generally back into the outer perimeter of the lot and we leave ABSOLUTELY NOTHING anywhere in the car. We leave the cardoors unlocked and the windows down. At that point, if someone wants to get into the car at least they won't smash the glass or break the door locks as happened to us there once many years ago.

And with regard to IlNettuno, we hadn't been back for probably twenty plus years and returned a year and a half ago. It was different from our memories but still very enjoyable. We were told it had just changed hands so is this ANOTHER change in ownership?