We got the schedule for the Lubrense Boats pick up at 10:05 which was later than the previous day’s schedule. Turns out, at least from appearances, that they run several boats out of the very small town of Lubrense’s marina a few miles along the Sorrento Penisola. While we awaited our driver, we couldn’t help but notice the crazy traffic passing by. The kamikaze vespas are one thing, but also interesting is how many of the tiny cars and vans have side swipe damage. Counting suggests something less than 1 in 10 are undamaged, and those appear to be brand new! Pick up was easy and the short drive southwest along the coast gave some interesting perspectives of the region. Lubrense Boats are well organized and we got aboard and secured a seat where K would be comfortable, i.e. not in the front via the narrow gunnel. It was lucky that we had gotten some cash yesterday as the port mooring tax was in cash only paid at Lubrense. However, there is some misunderstanding about the amount as we paid only €20 instead of €40 as I had interpreted from the booking (€10/port/person)?? Happy about that! Motored along with Rafael pointing out the watch towers of historical importance and interesting features along the way to Amalfi. The stop in Amalfi was perfect and we wandered around amongst the throngs of humanity wondering just how crowded the place must be during high season.
Duomo di Sant’Andrea Apostolo was impressive but it seems our general appetite for looking at Cattedrale’s has waned. After strolling around the townsite, got a great people watching seat in a window bay and enjoyed a light lunch. We marvelled at the built environment here where homes and hotels are hewn into the cliffs, carved into walls that must have seemed very formidable to the earliest inhabitants. Seems like not much of a spiaggia is required to strike a foothold? Apparently this tiny cove has historical importance as a mariner/trading port - frankly quite hard to imagine how they got from the port to any roads leading anywhere?!?
Back aboard for the short ride to Positano, and even smaller community but with a bigger Spiaggia. Here the off season construction/maintenance/repair was even more intense, plus the vertiginous roads/pathways left not much to do. Had a quick look at the Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunte. We did wander along the Via Positanesi d’America which provided some nice viewpoints and went alongside the watchtower converted to a luxury B&B. The last leg of the ride back to Lubrense was briefly interrupted to allow one brave ragazza to dive into the clear blue Mediterranean, with her amice cheering her on! All in all, a very worthwhile excursion that I’m glad we were able to do after having it cancelled the day prior. Back at the B&B, we grabbed some warmer clothes as both had a bit of a chill from the boat ride, and we were off the Ristorante Aurora where we previously had our best forno pizza on this trip. Opted not for pizza but shared a more classical antipasto, primi piatti e secondi piatti + dolce. Food and service did not disappoint. In spite of some off season ristorante closures and a couple of missteps, we’ve been well fed in Sorrento and overall really enjoyed our primi visitare qui. B&B Caporivo has proved to be a great choice with it’s location just steps from the Corso Italia area pedonale. Host Arianna has been very prompt and available to answer questions and give suggestions, servizio eccellente! The room is clean and bright and well appointed with a spectacular view of Vesuvio across Golfo di Napoli. Bar Le Serine close by for the piccola colazzione has a very French feel and seems to be very popular amongst the denizens of this famous tourist destination.
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