Day Four

Day four was our day trip to the isle of Capri. We got up fairly early to catch the ferry across, which only took half an hour. The ferry ride was really pleasant, air conditioned inside and had lots of cute booths for people to sit in groups.

Once we got to the island, we were directed to our little boat which would take us all the way around the island and show us the highlights.

From our boat, we took mini boats into the blue grotto, and magical is the only word I can use to describe it. It was so beautiful. The man steering our boat sang songs to us while we were in the cave, which echoed throughout.

We also had the chance to jump into the sea and swim through the green grotto, which was so refreshing. The sea was the perfect temperature for jumping into after driving around in the hot boat, and the water was a clear turquoise green colour. There were jellyfish in the water that stung a couple of people but thankfully I swam away from where they were.

Then we boated around to the white grotto, where there was a rock formation that resembled the Virgin Mary near its roof.

After getting back onto dry land, we were given four hours to discover the island. Two of us had a long lunch facing the sea, then wandered around looking at the shops. We also got the cable car up to Capri Town which had beautiful views and luxury shops (we didn't go in). We went and saw the gardens of Augustus which also had amazing views and a nice shady place to sit down and have a drink.

The streets in Capri Town were narrow and winding with low arches. We intended to catch the cable car back down to the harbour but it was closed for some reason, so we had to make our way down the steep residential streets. They were so cute and narrow, and every front gate had a decorative tile with the owner's name on.

When we got back to Sorrento, we had another five course meal (!!!!!!!!), this time with different slices of pizza. Perfect with apple cider and ice. Afterwards we went to a British pub for one of the girls' birthdays, and ended up staying up late playing drinking games in the hotel courtyard.

Tomorrow is our travel day from Italy to Greece! We're taking the Adriatic Ferry across the sea.