Our last day in Campania and we were determined to make the most of it. In the morning we caught the ferry to Capri and in the afternoon we drove along the Amalfi coast.

Capri
We only spent a brief hour on a Capri, so I'm not sure we were able to do it justice. From Marina Piccolo (little habour), we caught the funicular to the top of the hill and the town of Capri. We wandered through the town's winding streets for a little while and got thoroughly lost. It's so easy to get turned around after following the twists and turns of narrow alleyways lined with tall buildings. We lost all sense of direction and it was difficult to orientate ourselves.

Capri is an exclusive resort town. Of course, the shopping options on offer are all upmarket boutiques, like Prada and Gucci. I felt underdressed in my t-shirt and cargo shorts. I should have been wearing a floppy hat, aviator sunglasses, kaftan, Capri pants and designer flip-flops.

Did you know that Capri Pants are named after the island of Capri?

My favourite bit of Capri was the colour of the water in the harbour. It was a beautiful, clear azure blue.

Amalfi Coast
In the afternoon we drove along the Amalfi coast. We lunched in Praiano, gelatoed in Amalfi and wandered through Positano.

Our drive along the Amalfi coast was definitely the scariest driving we did in Italy. The Amalfi coast road is narrow single carriageway road perched into a cliffside. While you're driving along, you can peer over the barrier to the terrifying drop down the rockface to the sea below. It's much better to ignore this though and concentrate on the view. Not a very hard task as the view is beautiful and very distracting.

You'd think such a risky road would encourage Italian drivers to drive a little slower and safer. Nope, they were still driving like lunatics. This is where we witnessed most often the favourite Italian driving technique of "overtaking on a blind-corner". I'm surprised they didn't attempt the manoeuvre with both hands tied behind the driver's back for an extra level of difficulty.

On the way back to Sorrento, we stopped at Positano. We parked the car at the top of the hill and began the long, winding journey down to the town centre. It's all downhill! It was only half way down that we realised that we would eventually have to walk back up to get the car. When we reached the town centre we were disappointed to find that there is car park at the bottom of the hill. This is our tip and our gift to you. When visiting Positano, park in the car park at the bottom of the hill. (Actually Andrew's gift, as he was the one who volunteered to trudge up the hill to get the car.)

My favourite bit of the Amalfi Coast is the view. Tiny towns built into a cliffside overlooking a blue Mediterranean. My words don't do it justice; I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.



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