Some land exploring in the Bay of Naples and Amalfi coast
Buesnel
Thu 18 Jun 2009 08:56
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We are now in Marina di Stabia in the bay of
Naples. Susan has gone home with JAck for 2 days as Jack has to go for an
induction to his new school - Churchurs College. The marina is new and not yet
finished - in typical Italian style the internet may work "tomorrow" the pool
and restaurant complex "next month". It is in a pretty run down area but very
close to Naples, Pompei and the amasing Amalfi coast (Positano, Sorento,
Amalfi).
So decided to hire a car - a small Itailian one and
do some exploring and shopping.
We drove along the coast - some of the most amasing
scenery I have ever seen and the roads wind and wind along the cliff face -
barely wide enough for 2 cars certainly not for a coach and car. Some
interseting driving habits made that fun!.
Positano was lovely (Susan and Vicks need to return
for shopping). We had lunch in a restaurant overlooking the bay, We then drove
to Amalfi to check out our mooring reservation for next week. We stopped for a
swim in a bouyed off part of the harrbour - surprisingly clean and clear. On the
way back it was so windy William was car sick (nice!) but we really enjoyed our
day out.
Yesterday we went shoppping at a huge hypermarket
that sells everything. We got brave and decided to up the ante on boat cooking -
we bought a live lobster and Vicks cooked it to perfrection and we washed it
down with some very nice local wines. The boys were facinated by the lobster,
harry asted it and liked it - expensive tastes!
We went for a swim on a nearby beach "Bikini Beach"
which is geared up for posh Italians - cost us 30 euros for a swim (ok free
umbrella and 2 sunbeds but a bit pricey)
 The rented wheels - is Clive downsizing?
 View from out lunch stop looking down over Positano
bay
 Clive, Harry and William, house above Positano in
the background
 Our lunch stop in Positano
 Daddy swimming with William in the harbouir at
Amalfi
 The harbour at Amalfi with the town in the
background (Hary and Willain in the foreground)
 The buildings in the cliff at Amalfi (Sharon -
perhaps one of these is your hotel?)
 Harry, Clive and William at the top of Bikini
beach
 "Luca" the live Italian Lobster
 Vicks cooking "Luca" - it was really
good.
 Clive halving "Luca" in front of facinated Hary and
William. Harry will probably have mussels as a starter and lobster as main
course now when he dines out.
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