Today (July 6) is our last day on the Amalfi coast, so we had a quick breakfast and hopped on a bus to Amalfi.

From Amalfi we took a high speed boat to the island of Capri (it stopped briefly to pick up more passengers in the town of Positano.) D loved being on the boat watching the white capped waves created by the boat, and instead of being up on deck he wanted to be on the water level to get as close to the sea as possible. Approaching the island of Capri there was a small cave in the distance, so Paul has D convinced that the cave is where the sea monster lives.

Once on the island we took the funicular to Capri, and then a cramped bus to Ana Capri. We then left Papa to window shop while we boarded a chair lift up to Monte Solaro, the highest point of the island (600 meters.) Damian rode on my lap on the way to the summit, and Paul on the way back. The chair lift brings you up the side of the mountain above the back yards of many homes…grape vines, fig and plum trees, flowers, vegetable gardens, people hanging their laundry, etc.

At the summit, we were treated with a beautiful view…just as Paul and I had remembered it from 12 years ago. We were high up above the sea gulls practically touching the clouds. And, a 360 degree view of the island, Mount vesuvius, the water, and of course, the faraglioni.

I was very impressed that Grandma rode the chair lift, by herself, no seat belts, up the side of the mountain. We joked that her St Josephs prayer card and her Mother’s rosary beads say nothing about praying for safety from reckless SITA bus drivers on the Amalfi coast or falling off a chair lift!

After riding back down the mountain, we met up with Papa for lunch, enjoyed a convertible taxi cab ride, and then boarded the boat for the coastal town of Positano.

In Positano, we saw several weddings; we’ve actually seen several throughout the trip. We browsed soms shops, Paul bought a pair of sandals, but the vertical nature of Positano was too much for the kids and Papa. They had had enough. The kids were very anxious to get “home” to Minori. So we we hopped on another high speed boat to Amalfi, caught a bus back to Minori, and relaxed in the town square for dinner.

After dinner, the kids went to walk on the beach and ended up practically swimming under the moonlit sky. They had a blast running around the beach and splashing in the water with their clothes on.

After a quick shower, back to the town square we went for gelato and other desserts at Sal de Riso p, again. Across the street there was a live puppet theater show for the kids to enjoy under the stars (only 2 euro each.)