Today we had planned a boat tour on a different part of the coast than before...
this time was
The Amalfi Coast.
And here comes our Captain to pick us up
Alexander
It was a nice day...sometimes sun and sometimes cloud but never no rain....at times a little windy but beautiful...it did rain some in Positano while we were gone.
we saw smaller towns along the way to Amalfi and beyond...all just breath taking, especially along the water...the view from the water is beyond words and the pictures just don't do it justice.
I believe this is the town of Atrani...beautiful.
There are more pictures in this post as it is hard to choose which pictures to share....I wish I could share them all with you...you would never tire of looking at them.
While out on the boat we took a couple hundred pictures...each!
and as any good sail out on the water should be...relaxing...enjoying the beauty that surrounds you while sipping on wine...at this moment in time
Life Is Good!
If you were to click on the picture below to enlarge you would see the road above where cars drive to get from town to town...That would be The Amalfi Coast drive...which we did...by sea is much better.
an old part of a castle that is used as a hotel and the white part above has been an added addition.
It's a private resort with their private beach.
Owned by Americans.
This white house the hugs the cliffs and looks out into The Mediterranean Sea use to belong to Sophia Loren...she had for many many years and recently sold it a few years ago.
The town of Amalfi
It was nice to see the towns being sunny and then also with overcast...gave you two different beautiful perspectives. This is what would make me want to live on the sea.
A small inlet area that you can pull in from the sea and have a little private beach.
Beautiful.
I forget the name of the cave at the moment but it was big enough to enter by boat...it was gorgeous...and the way it lit up when inside.
Once we were done going down the coast it was time to go back up and stop at a little place for lunch....we were shown places along the way...we could of gotten off in Amalfi...but Amalfi is so busy ...that this place was highly recommended and as a local spot...I love the restaurants that you can reach by boat.
We wanted to be a little adventurous and eat something that was more the way the Italians ate... which by the way is a lot of seafood...I was a little more adventurous than Lonnie which surprised me (my inner Fonda must be coming out in me)...but we decided to give it a try and go off the recommendation of our Captain and waiter.
If you want to have fish they will show you the fish and you can choose how it is cooked and prepared...I know...it's hard to be adventurous when your food looks like that.
So, the fish you choose is the one they cook, if you don't choose your fish then you get a fish that is already cut and prepared and not what you see.
Can you tell what fish we chose?
And here we are with our Captain, a selection of fish and a beautiful view...
I could of stayed here all day...it is very relaxing and for about half our time here we were the only ones.
Another view from our table...what a way to spend the day sipping wine.
This is the fish we chose...the red ugly one...head still on...but it was fabulous...so good...before the main meal we even had a little appetizers....octopus (second time to try) a little mussels, a seaweed potato and a fried anchoive with a cream cheese filling...my first time to try those...it was all good...
the anchoive was a little fishy but not as fishy if it would have not been fried with all the other ingredients.
While I ate I couldn't help telling the stories of how adventurous with food my friend Fonda is and how she let's her guides and waiters order for her when she is somewhere new, and how proud she would be that I was stepping out of my comfort zone with food and how I was experiencing this without her and if only she was here and if I would have enough nerve to try this back in The States.
Once our meal was done they brought us Limencello...we ended up with 2 each....this by far was the best Limencello...it's made in this region of Italy but everyone makes it a little different...some real sweet, some real tart some a mixture of sweet and tart but this was smooth and good....no face afterwards.
Salute!
Lonnie liked the Limencello so much she bought a bottle.
Our time aboard has come to an end...so sad...we are now back in Positano.
It was a great day at sea...enjoyed our Captain Alexander so much.
It was nice to meet someone and have conversation with and learn a little bit of their way of life.
He works 6 months in busy season and then in the winter he travels for 4 months.
I seriously need to travel more!
Once back on land we headed to Chez Black...a restaurant on the beach...I had wanted to try this place since planning our trip to Positano...it had great reviews in all the places I had read...it also is apparently where stars come to eat when here, etc....
Let me say...I was NOT impressed...they were slow and unattentive as the other restaurants I have been in not that way...and with that being said...most Italians are slow, they are in no hurry but they were less than standard...the food okay but our restaurant we had been too on 3 different occasions was much better...it was lacking charm...it was just different...
So we enjoyed our wine...watched the rain and then headed up 187 steps to our Villa
It was a good day in Positano!
And for those wondering...Alexander is the Digit man...lol
As any good American rule...
What Happens In Positano .... Stays In Positano!
LOL
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