Amazing Amalfi Coast!

Yay sun!!!!! This weekend I went to the Amalfi coast of Italy. We stayed in Sorrento and then traveled to Capri, Positano and then Pompeii on the last day. It was a great fun, exhausting, relazing trip all in one. We arrived in Sorrento and checked into out cabins. Each group had a small cabin to themselves in the middle of orange and lemon trees. It felt like we were in the amazon. I stayed in a cabin with 4 other people which was a blast and then there were 6 other Gonzaga girls in another cabin so it was a perfect group.
The first full day we went to Capril to go on a hike. We had been told it was difficult but we all figured we were in good shape. Little did we know we would be rock climbing for parts of it and trecking uphill on steap loose rocks for at least an hour. I have to admit tit was soooo rewarding and a blast even though we complained and laughed through the whole thing. The views above the island of Capri were spectacular and the sun was blazing so some people even got burnt. The hike was so high that at one point we were even above the cloud line. It was a crazy experience that I already want to do again...even though my calves are still killing me. On the way down we took the famous Spanish stairs. These stairs go down the side of the cliff zig-zagging and there are over a thousand. It would have been ok if we hadnt just hiked for an hour or if the steps had been evenly spaced but of course this was not the case. Our legs were shaking like none other by the end.
After the hike we were soooo hungry so we got the infamous Caprese sandwiches we had heard so much about. And yes they are as good as expecited. Fresh bread, marinated tomatoes and mozzerella. It was the first of many.
Of course afterwards we had to take a boat trip around the island. So we found a local guy about our age who hooked us up with a friend of his who agreed to illegally take 11+ him on a boat that only allows 8 total. The entire time he made us duck out of the harbor and was searching for police as not to get caught it was histerical. This captain was so enthusiastic about his rock figures in the shapes of animals and he also took us into some caves similar to the blue lagoon which were beautiful (we couldnt go into the actual blue lagoon becuase it closes before 2 becuase of high tide). It was a blast, and I have some great pictures to show it. Eventually we hearded back to Sorrento on a ferry and we were so exhausted we all showered and basically went to bed (not even getting dinner).
The next day was our beach day in Positano, a small romanitic Italian city on a hill on the coast. All of us girls put on our swimsuits and dresses for the day. Of course right when we got there and layed out our towels, the clouds rolled in and the rain came along with them...of course. So our beach day didnt happen as planned but it was still fun to see the beautiful city. That afternoon some poeple decided to go into Naples to get the infamous pizza, yet my cabin decided to stay in Sorrento since we hadnt even seen the city we were staying in yet. While 3 people slept I ventured out with my friend Russ to explore the streets. Little did we know sorrento is way bigger than expected and has tons of little allyway streets filled with fun shops. We scoped out resturants or dinner and found some fun souveniers. For dinner we reassembled the cabin and went to a resturant famous for its Buffalo Mozzerella. It was delicious. We enjoyed a great relaxing meal together and then explored the busy nighttime streets of Sorrento. Of course being absolutely exhausted hit us again and we retired to bed waayyy earlier than we expected again (we are getting old).
The last day we went to Pompeii with the entire tour group. We went on this trip through the same program as greece which is called Euroadventures. This tour was led by Father Bruno who is a character. Is is an old priest who basiclaly couch surfs, draws, runs and says "dawg" all of the time. He is actually friends with my friends from Portland, the Bergmans and slept on their couch for a while so it was fun to bond with him over mutual friends. He defiently made our trip. WHen we got to Pompeii Bruno got us a guide and also bought us lunch. The city was way bigger than I expected and the molds of the victims take your breath away. It is earie. Finally it was time to venture home but it was a spectacular trip. only 3 more weekends to go now until school is over...scary.