We had a great time with our dear friend Dawn ("Miss Barker") following our trip to Pompeii. We had a nice warm day at the beach and even rented a peddle boat to peddle around our bay. We had to dodge a few of the incoming and outgoing ferry boats but it added to our excitement at being out on the water.
Positano is a busy harbor for sure. There are ferries going to each Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento about every 30 minutes to an hour and other smaller boats for rent going in and out all day long, plus the larger yachts and occasional cruise ships. The view from our balcony is truly incredible and it's fun to watch all the activity and the people bustling around. We've even seen a few weddings! In this picture, can you spot two brides?
On Wednesday, we saw Miss Barker to her ferry, we were sad to see her go and at the same time excited about her adventures! We'll miss you Miss Barker!!
Although we intended to also take a ferry, ours to Amalfi, the kids overruled us and we decided to hit the beach instead. We rented some chairs, and a raft, and had a great day!
This morning we managed to convince the kids (with a gelato bribe) to take the ferry to Amalfi and were very glad we did. I thought about counting the "Whoa, look at that!"s and the "Oh my gosh!"s along the 20 minute ride but very quickly lost count. Friends had recommended we see some the coast by water and it was great advice! It was incredibly beautiful and so neat to see all the houses, villas and hotels that have been built into these hills. It's amazing!
Amalfi was a fun stop. It seemed to be a bigger city than Positano, less hilly for sure and many shops and restaurants. Amalfi is believed to be the first European location where paper as we know it today was made. And following the main road through town, we began to see signs for the Museo della Carta (Museum of Paper). We stepped in and were just in time for the English tour (funny how that happens!). It was actually quite interesting and Emmy got to make a sheet of paper using water, cotton, fish glue (not sure exactly what this was) and the original equipment from the mill. It was very cool.
Fountain full of fairies!
We then headed back to Positano for more fun at the beach. The weather is cooperating somewhat, cloudy today in the afternoon but warm and no rain.
A kitten on the way home!
And a lizard in the family room!
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Location:Positano
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