We were still waiting for the bus to pick us up at the hotel a half an hour after arriving. They said they might be a little late. Just as Chris called to inquire, the bus pulled up. Our driver took off driving through the back streets of Sant’Agnello, dropping us off at the head of an alley. From there we were handed off to another worker (and Chris joked that we were part of some elaborate kidnapping scheme). That worker sent us down an elevator (yay for no stairs) that was built in to the side of the cliff. Upon exiting the elevator we were met by another employee of the tour company, and after walking a short distance ended up at the boat tour offices to sign waivers and to be assigned to a boat and skipper. We were in group #3 with eight others.
The waters in the Sorrento peninsula were very choppy. I don’t usually get motion sick, but I had to change places with Misha in order to get some fresh air on my face. Chris and Kristen sat on the front of the boat.
Our driver Flavio did his best to navigate the waters so that we were experiencing the least amount of rocking. One of his coworkers purposely drove close to our boat creating a lot more choppiness with his wake, Flavio scoffed, “He isa stupida skipper.”
After we reached the end of the peninsula and headed to the Amalfi Coast, Flavio pulled the boat into a quiet cove and announced it was time to swim. He brought out pool noodles, snorkels, and chips. He also offered a variety of drinks and snacks throughout the day. Kristen was the first to jump in the water followed by Chris. Even Misha jumped in. One of the other guys from the tour also jumped in. The water wasn’t terrifically warm, but Kristen had been looking forward to swimming for days. Flavio threw small bits of biscuits in the water and the blue fish swarmed. Lots of smiles.
Our next stop was Amalfi for about 60 minutes. It wasn’t a lot of time and we needed to get some lunch. We found a small takeaway place called Fior di Pizza with, you guessed it, Margherita pizza.
From Amalfi we headed to Positano where we had a little more time. Kristen swam at the beach while Chris sat and watched. Misha and I explored and finally found a cute dress that Kristen had been searching for. And there were lots of opportunities for picture taking. I loved it.
We followed the coastline back to Sorrento with one more stop to swim. Kristen and one other guy were the only ones to get in the water.
We arrived back in Sant’Agnello around 7:15 pm after a lovely day. We were so worn out after our day that none of us wanted to go back down the hill after climbing up to the Airbnb. It was an unsatisfying meal of power bars, popcorn, and pop tarts. Fail.