04/01/26 Trip to Italy, Day 9, Wednesday, Naples to the Island of Capri

We went to Capri by ferry. The weather looked less than promising...but it blessed us and got better as the day went!

We walked around Capri and Anacapri. The road up the island was crazy!!! All the crazy of Naples on a very switchback type road...traffic squeezing by zipping up and down the skinny mountain road. Buses that there truly was not room for but somehow they made it through. And people walking up there amongst all the chaos.

The island was really pretty. We were able to walk all the way down Capri. At the bottom was a beautiful garden that we were taken through with our host.

Our host was a solo singer with Bocelli when he wasn't a tour guide. And he serenaded us twice! It was sooo cool!

We went on a boat around the island. The water was very active so it was a little bit exciting and rough. The scenery was breathtaking. The second serenade was out at the blue grotto and it was spectacular.

Afterward we played games.

Shelly and Andy on the Ferry

Someone is catching some Zzzz's

Scenery on the trip around the island

Blue Grotto

Becky on the boat

Andy on the boat

Not sure if you can tell, but Kevin went out
to the back of the boat and got soaked!
Rough waters!

Blue Grotto

Island of Capri

Andy on Capri

Serenading Tour Guide
How cool is this guy?

Island of Capri

Andy on Capri

Capri

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