A clear sunny day and we were up and ready to roll early! Adventure for today to catch the bus to ‘Amalfi’,the town, halfway up this mountainous coast!
The ceramic tunnel to the bus stop (nice walk wrong place)
Found the right one and not long before the bus was due to arrive we were advised no ticket sales on bus – a quick dash up the road and back with 2 minutes to spare, return tickets in hand!
The bus was already full and the three kiwis spread out the Length of bus (on the wrong side for photo opportunities)
Through the window on the other side ! ( a moment when I wasn’t holding on for dear life). I have a new admiration for Amalfi coast bus drivers, as we were all feeling squeezy and in need of a walk and strong coffee on arrival (after an hour in the very treacherous bus ride)
We walked through the tourist street to the top end of town for our coffee
And this little cutie for rent (for my car enthusiasts) parked nearby!
Down the busy tourist street back to the seafront
And the centre of town….
Past The basilica (every town had one)
And finally found the tourist information centre to get some information on ferry timetables (as definitely a better option after our bus trip experience) and the walks around the coast.
Jill decided she would go off and do one (walk) and Russ and Sue explored Amalfi a bit more…
On the edge (avoiding cars, buses and motorbikes)
Around the point
Looking towards the next swimming hole.
And a bunch of aforementioned motorbikes lined up…
Looking back towards Amalfi, every little bit of space utilised.
Having seen the tourist street and the church and not wishing to hike in 28 degrees we wandered to the other end of the beach.
Pay for a space and all rocks – our sandy beach back at Vietri Sul Mare looking pretty good!
View back towards Amalfi from the Seawall
And Russ relaxing looking further West up the coast (an adventure for another day)
Back up at the buildings in the cliffs (guessing Jill is up there somewhere and not at all envious)
Gasping for a cool one, in good Bonnici-Carter style, we found a small shaded bar and inhaled a Corona and a plate of Olives! Nothing like mixing Mexican with Italian!
On the bus back to our quiet town (with a very distressed dog yapping away), we have the seaside window and great views
Down to another beach , although can’t quite work out how!
The terraced gardens – we can see lots of grapes growing in terraces down to the sea! No wonder Italians have nice legs (up and down these hills!)
Almost home, Salerno in the distance and the sea looking every inviting.
We two are very happy we don’t have to travel this road every day to explore the coast – next trip planned by sea! (Thinking the dog would be happier too!)
All who wander are not Lost girls 