We left for Florence by 9:00. Tim decided that we should drive in instead of using the train. We entered the coordinates of a parking garage into our GPS and made our way into the thick of Florence. Tim drove slowly as we worked our way through narrow streets filled with people. Some streets looked like pedestrian only areas, but as we entered them crowds would move to the side letting us through. The first parking garage was full so we tried the next one on...

We reluctantly said our goodbyes to Positano, it is a very hard place to say goodbye to. We told Giovanni that we will definitely be back. He toured us through a connecting property so if we return with friends we can rent both. The drive back was easier on my nerves because I was on the mountain side, making me feel less like I was dangling from the road, but unfortunately all the turns made Mariah carsick. We planned on eating lunch in Sorrento before...

We woke up early and zig zagged our way down the mountain. As we came around corners beautiful views of the bay would pop into sight. Within a half hour we made it to the harbor. I bought a white sun dress and a hat while we waited for our boat. Our boat arrived, it was a long fairly narrow boat that sat low in the water. The entire bow of the boat had padding for lounging on. The back of the boat had a roof and benches for sitting in the shade. Our dr...

Grocery shop & swim Tim and I got up early and wandered into town to bring back groceries. We walked the 285 steps down to street level and then aprox 500 up to another street that had a grocery store, bakery and vegetable stand. We started in the bakery because they also served coffee. We sat down at the tile topped tables watching the morning routine unfold. Next we visited the grocery store, a very small space filled with groceries and wine top to bot...

After a quick look around the Rome harbor we headed for Positano. The drive was only 2 1/2 hours. The first part was uneventful, but the second half was an eyeopener. The ocean came into view and we climbed switchbacks with a short stone wall between us and the cliff drop offs. Narrow roads are an understatement in this part of Italy and motorbikes use any part of the road they want, including the oncoming traffic's lane, finding just enough space to not be i...