22 February

Had a fantastic day tour today, unfortunately the third foggy day in a row, small group tour & my tinny wife booked a tour with only 4 of us, how good. Two lovely young Swiss guys with us who had flown in for the Naples vs. Zurich Europa League game last night. Made our way to Sorrento, nice enough but no beaches, just a town sitting on cliffs. From there we headed to Positano & some seriously windy & high cliff roads. I reacquainted myself with my old nemesis, Vertigo! We haven’t danced for years & I still have 2 right feet. Fortuitously I was able to outwardly control the anxiety of every torrid insurgency, though nauseating on the inside.
I have to muse about the Italian guy hundreds of years ago who had the thought, why don’t we build a town here? Positano was gorgeous, windy streets & paths took us to the black sand beach, only to remind us that the way back to the van was up. On to lunch a bit further along the windy, very high road to a spectacular restaurant hanging off a cliff with a couple of hundred metres below, positively normal situation. Good lunch, popular with the touring crowd too. Back in the van & onto Amalfi, lovely little town, again, black sand beaches & gorgeous architecture. Onto Revollo(?) further up the mountains, but breathtaking views, for some more breathtaking than others. Then inland, up & down windy roads while looking down on Naples, waaayyyyyy below us.
Returned to the hotel & now sitting at our lovely little harbour bar, al Barcadero. It’s Friday night & it’s more crowded than usual, usually it’s just us, or 2-3 more. Anyway, finishing now, Kindle to be read, Florence tomorrow.

Sorrento

Sorrento

Sorrento

 

Positano

Positano

Positano

Positano

Positano

Positano

Positano

Positano

Amalfi

Amalfi

Amalfi

Amalfi

Amalfi

Amalfi

Revollo

Revollo

Revollo

Police Helicopters play games outside our hotel window

 

Sorrento