Positano Day 2: Isle of Capri

On our second day at Positano we got on a boat and headed out to the Isle of Capri. First of all I have to thank Annette for all the pictures. We decided that since we were going to be on a boat and in the water that we would only take one camera. So all these pictures are courtesy of Annette!

We were on a small boat with about 6 other people besides our group.

Along the way we stopped and did a little swimming. Carl-Christian was ready to go in first!

I'm always really nervous to get in big bodies of water with fish and sharks and who else knows what! But I decided I couldn't pass up the opportunity to swim in the Mediterranean. The water was absolutely beautiful.

We stopped at a place where you could transfer to a smaller boat and go see the Blue Grotto. We had to wait FOREVER!! It was so terrible. It was frustrating because there was no organized system about who went next. And apparently our boat driver was not one of the favorites because we kept getting passed up. There were so many boats out there and we were constantly watching people throw up over the side of their boats from sea sickness.

We decided it wasn't worth the wait and money, so we didn't do it. I pulled this picture off the internet to see what we missed.

(Image taken from here)

The boat ride to Capri was beautiful. We drove through this rock formation. (We didn't get a picture of it, so I took one from online, here)

Here is a view of the Isle of Capri!

The boat driver dropped us off and said he would come get us in a few hours. We then went to explore Capri. The main part of the city is straight up the mountainside. We started walking, thinking it wasn't going to be that bad. It was TERRIBLE!! It was so miserably hot and humid. The pathway up just kept going and going. I really have never been so exhausted in my life! I blame the pregnancy but I'm sure it would have been terrible no matter what! We finally made it, only to find out that they have a tram you can take up that only costs about two dollars!!! I would have paid two hundred dollars!!

I was glad to have made it because this is the view from the top!

Everyone was a little worn out ...

We spent our time in Capri eating a delicious lunch, shopping, resting in the shade, and eating gelato! It is such a cute little town with fun shops and restaurants. When it was time to go back down Annette and I took the tram down while everyone else walked (did I mention it was only $2.00!!!)

We then got back on the boat and went back to Positano. Here are a couple pictures of the rocks and coastline along the way.

That night we had a great dinner. I don't have any pictures but we went to this great restaurant just down the street from our hotel. The owner of the restaurant was this awesome old man. As soon as he walked in he said loudly in an Italian accent "Happy Women!!" We then sat at this table with a big bell next to us and he would occasionally walk by us and yell "Happy Women!" and ring the bell loudly. It was great. Dinners in America are just not as entertaining as they are in Italy!