Of all the places we travelled to, figuring out how to get to Amalfi without hiring a private charter was by far the most difficult. We had a flight to Naples, a shuttle to the train station, a train to Sorrento, and a bus to Positano. A full day of travelling but with a little research on the front end and two weeks of experience with European transportation, we made it to our private hostel with an ocean view from the balcony without a hitch.
Day 14-
Our first day in Amalfi, we took a boat to Capri, which turned out to be a much different experience than we were expecting. As the boat pulled away, the sky darkened and the wind picked up and we were beginning to wonder if we were actually going to make it to the island. We (along with about a dozen other passengers) huddled close under our jackets and tried not to worry. Miraculously, as the boat pulled up to Capri, the clouds parted and we had blue skies and sunshine for the rest of the day. The only down side was that we were not able to take many pictures from sea like we were hoping to. We shared a cab to the top of the mountain so we could enjoy the view, walked around the crowded island, sneaking down all the alleyways, enjoyed some pasta and gelato, and then got back on the boat for a better-late-than-never tour around Capri. The water was still a little too rough to stop at the usual swimming spots and the rain had brought with it cooler weather. Yet when they found a cove that was calm enough to anchor, the turquoise water was too great a temptation to resist. By the time we made it back to Positano, and hiked up the what seemed like miles of stairs to our room, it was all we could do to stay awake for dinner at the little restaurant next door.
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