Went to breakfast around 8:00 I guess. After that down to the marina to figure our how to catch a boat to Capri. Got one-way tickets in hopes of cathcing a different boat there to take us to Positano. It was about a 20 minute ride from Sorrento to Capri. When we got there we got a taxi to take us up the mountain to Ana Capri. That was cool. It was some kind of convertible, but like a Jeep too. When we got to the drop off area for the taxi, we got on a chair lift to the very top. That was scary. It had a bar that went acros your lap but it didn't lock or anything. When you got to the top the views were amazing from every way you could look. All you could do was just stare at it. Took lots of pictures up there. Then we went back down. I guess we were there about 15 minutes. When we got back to where we started, we stroled that little section of town doing some shopping. Got some gifts for the kids. Also got something to eat while we were there. Then we took the taxi back down to the harbor and bought tickets for the Blue Grotto. This is a cave that looks incredible inside if the sun is right. You get into a fairly big boat to get out there but when you're there, you have to climb down to get into rowboats. I had been anxious about this part but it went okay. The opening to the cave is just big enough for the boat. You have to duck your head way down to get in but once you're inside, there's plenty of room. It was beautiful too. The boat operators were singing and it was just a blast, very cool. They only stay in there maybe five minutes though and then they take you back to your boat. They didn't have a boat from Capri to Positano so we had to go back to Sorrento. After we got to Sorrento, Troy came up with the idea to rent a scooter for us to get to Positano. I was nervous at first because all I could think about was how much it would hurt if we got splatted, but eventually I was able to relax and enjoy it. It was a total trip and Troy was having so much fun driving it. He was beeping his horn at everybody. That Amalfi coast road is so awesome, riding the edge of the mountain all the way. We gave an old lady four euros to take our picture. She was selling fruit on the side of the road. We made it to Positano but it actually didn't look like much so we kept going to Amalfi. Amalfi was very cute. Lots of shops. We walked around there a good bit. I bought a gift for Charlene since she loaned us her iron and all her adapters. Then we remembered that we needed to buy another suitcase to get all our stuff home and we had seen a cheap one back in Sorrento. We had to haul butt back because it was getting late and we were worried they might be closed. It took about an hour to get there but we made it ande were able to buy the suitcase. Oh, on the way to Amalfi we got behind a school bus and the kids were standing up in the back waving at us. They were so stinkin' cute. The more we would wave back, the more kids that would come see what was going on. They loved it when Troy would beep the horn. Anyway, we bought the suitcase, got it to the room and re-arranged all of it, got packed up, bathed and went to bed. Forgot we did more shopping that evening in Sorrento, trying to get rid of the euros. This day runs a close tie with the Tuscany day. That Blue Grotto and the scooter ride was just the best.
**A funny thing that happened while we were in Amalfi. Troy and I were walking on a sidewalk next to the harbor and there was a man sitting alone on a bench maybe 100 feet away from us. I asked Troy, "Is that man only in his underwear?" and sure enough, all he had on were some really saggy briefs that had seen better days. He seemed like he was just trying to test how long he could sit there before someone noticed him. We were the only people around and as we got closer, some other people were coming from the opposite direction and everyone was pointing and laughing. Troy says, "Quick, get the camera!" and as I was digging for it in my backpack, he jumped up, ran to a little car and sped away. His droopy drawers were cracking us up as he ran to his car. How I wish I could have got that picture!
10558 steps walked
4.191 miles
538.5 calories burned
1:39 hrs walked
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