Positano and Amalfi

We took off this morning for the info center.  The woman that works there was VERY helpful and we got a full picture of how to get around here.  We took the red bus to Positano and we waited until it climbed to the very top before we got out at Chisea Nuova.

In a way, it was kind of frustrating because there was nothing at the top to tell you how to get down.  Every now and again, there would be a sign to the beach, but since we wanted to see the town first, the beach arrows just served to remind Helen we were on our way to the beach.

We walked down the road a bit and finally caught up with pedestrian walks along the road and into the pedestrian alleys.  The shops were over the top with extremely pricey clothing, shoes and jewelry.  After we got to the bottom, I was a little ready to go.  It was a little windy and overcast, but the big ferry boat didn't seem bothered by the white caps and we set off for Amalfi.

In Amalfi, we found a place to eat and after lunch we split from Mike and Helen (who went to the beach) and went shopping.  Meghan found a skirt and shoes, I got a calendar and a belated Father's Day gift for mi padre.

We met them on the beach and Meghan changed and swam

with them for a while.  Mike got up and went to buy them goggles and brought them back.  There were quite a few English speaking folks on the beach, and I marveled that they were not all the same accents.  Since we have been here we have met English speakers from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England.  Sometimes I forget how many countries actually do use the language. :)
Traveled home and had dinner - yummy gnocchi and pesto with eggplant and tomatoes on the side.  Mike is an excellent cook wherever he goes!