Today was an optional
excursion. A few of the group
stayed in Sorrento to catch up on some rest / do washing etc while many of us
hopped on some local mini buses to catch the ferry to Isle of Capri. Apparently we encountered a cranky
Italian nonna who was trying to drive past us all as we were getting on our
mini buses. When it came to
driving off it appears the gate we had to drive though had been shut on
us. We came to the conclusion that
nonna rang someone to tell them to shut us in!
The gate was opened
and we were off to the port at Sorrento to catch our ferry. Theresa and I bought some 10 euro hats
(because we left our hats at the hotel) before boarding. Apparently the same hats were 18 euro
on Capri!
At Capri we were met
by our local guide, Luigi who first took us on a walking tour around Capri
before leading us to the chairlifts that would take us to the other village on
the island, Anacapri. We were told
to be back where the bus dropped us off at Capri by 1pm. So off we went on our chairlift ride up
to Anacapri. How many more times
can I say how amazing the scenery was?
On the ground I did spot some sacrificial shoes.
We made it to the top
of Anacapri and took some photos and had ice creams before we decided to head
back down to Capri to have some lunch before meeting Luigi back at the
bus. This is where the “Capri
Incident” occurred. We were
leaving the chairlift area and walked past some shops. We were walking down 3 steps to go to
the café and well Jax made it to the 2nd step before she landed on
her padded arse. Not real sure
what happened. I “think” the step
was narrower than I thought and the back of one shoe caught on the edge of the
step behind me and THUMP! At least
I went straight down but I did somehow manage to twist the leg that had the
brunt of the “Pisa Incident” and gave it a bit of another knock. Just as it was feeling almost normal!
(for the record it is now day 17 of the tour and it’s feeling normal to walk on
despite some bruising still present).
We had a bite to eat
before meeting Luigi to catch the tourist bus back down to Capri where we had
an hour to kill. Most of the group
decided to pay the 15 euro to go on the boat ride around the Island where we
saw 3 of the 4 grottos. We all
really enjoyed it. After we
finished that tour we had just enough time to make it back to the ferry gate to
meet Luigi to catch the ferry back to Sorrento.
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