Amalfi Coast

Before we start on the Amalfi Coast we would like to give Gen a big THANKS for the heads up. This is one of the most amazing places we have been and may not have visited had it not been for her recommendation. Thanks Gen.

We caught a taxi from the hote to the Port - oh my GOD!!

They wouldn't let you drive like this on Playstation 2. I don't know how there are not 100's of fatalities everyday on the roads. There are scooters going everywhere between cars, buses, trucks - it is plain kaos.

After surviving our taxi ride across Napoli we purchased our tickets for the ferry to Sorrento. We hed an hour to kill before the next ferry so Cam bought some coffees and paninis and we ate breakfast in the 30 degree heat watching the tourists come and go.

The ferry ride was about 45 mins - you could not see the other side of the harbour through the smog/haze:

Once we arrived in Sorrento our initial plan to ride to the campground changed immediately. The town of Sorrento sits on top of a 50m cliff - accessed by a single cobblestone road. The taxi, a brand new mercedis, delivered us effortlessly to the campsite. We checked in and set up camp. We had a quick swim in the pool before going for a walk into town.

On our way back we came across a tiny fruit and veg store - just think Maria and Guisepie - "we would like 1/2 a kg of cherries please" "Oh, 1/2 a kg of cherries and 1 kg of apricots?!" "No apricots" "Yes, apricots, eat eat" "Okay, we will have 1/2 a kg of cherries and 1 kg of apricots....." they were lovely.

Saturday

While wondering around town yesterday we came across a brochure for Scooter hire....

So, today we hired a vespa and rode to Ravello along the Amalfi coast road. We put on our skidlids (hemlets) and said a quick payer and we were on our way.

What a great way to see a beautiful coastline. The pictures tell the story.

After riding for the day we parked the vespa at the campsite and headed into town on foot - via Maria and Guisepie's to stock up on the necessities (wine). We had gelati for dessert - man do the italians know how to do a killer gelati. Cam had rockmelon, bounty, pineapple, Indian Fig and I had Ferrero Rocher, After 8 (mint), choc orange, choc chip and strawberry swirl.

We headed back to the campsite and after polishing off the bottle of wine we played with the camera for a bit. We then headed to bed.

Sunday

We got up at 6am and headed out along the coast road again for coffee. We were due to return the scooter at 9.30am and Jay wanted to have one more chance to play.

After returning the scooter we headed back to the campsite and spent the rest of the day by the pool. Very relaxing.

PHOTOS - follow this link to see some pics from Amalfi