Isola di Capri — ColourfulLittleMoments

It was a rough trip by boat from Sorrento to Isola di Capri, an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine peninsula. I have never seen so many sick bags being handed out. Thankfully, none were for me. We arrived early on the island; we'd been warned that it would soon have a tsunami of people arrive. I would later find out they weren't lying.

We reached the main town of Capri (called Capri) by funicular and received our walking tour, ending in the Giardini Augusto (gardens) for some gorgeous views. Did you see the zig-zag stones path in the feature photo (it looks like terraces)? That's actually a walk way to get down to a beach! Unfortunately it was closed due to falling cliff-face rocks.

I sampled a lemon granita during the walk - it was delicious and refreshing! Do yourself a favour and have one if you make it over this way.

I was hoping to do a cruise around the island to see the coastline, cliffs and white grotto but was unable to due to the rough seas. Many will know the island of Capri for the famous blue grotto which you can also do by boat when the seas are calm. The guide recommended the white grotto as the blue grotto can be very difficult to get to (as in the inside of the cave - you have to time your entrance with the waves) and you usually only have a couple of minutes inside the grotto before they take you back out to bring the next group in. I didn't get to experience either, so I guess I will never know - at least until next visit.

In place of the cruise, I took a mini bus to Anacapri. The road up to Anacapri is serpent like and the drivers take it pretty fast. I'm sure they must do at least 20 trips up a day so I bet they could probably manoeuvre it their sleep. But, it's a hairy ride for the newbies. If you don't like heights, make sure you sit behind the driver so you don't have to look over the edge and down to the bottom and/or as the other minibuses come screaming down the mountain at you.

At the top, for this tour, I had to choose between the chairlift to the top for 360 degree views or the Villa San Michele for 180 degree views. If you go to Capri on your own you could easily do both in a day. If you want to do the chairlift, be aware that it is a one person chairlift so again, if you don't like heights, you won't have someone with you to grab on to. I went to Villa San Michele as I love looking through places that are so different to my own. What a romantic and gorgeous place - and the views! The villa was built and owned by Axel Munthe, a Swedish-born physician, psychiatrist, philanthropist and animal advocate. I'm going to read his book 'The Story of San Michele' when I get home.

It was time to leave Anacapri & meet the group at the mini buses to head back down to Capri. Holy smokes! The tsunami of people had arrived while I was at the villa. Apparently a cruise ship had arrived. We eventually got the bus back to Capri and continued to the marina via open air taxi. They were a bit of fun.

The boat ride back to Sorrento was a lot smoother and no sick bags were required. The long day ended with dinner at a local restaurant called Lo Stuzzichino. Great food andentertainment run by a fun family. Even the owner got in on the fun and was dancing on the chairs.