The hike to this point was intense, but clearly worth it
OK, not much to add here about Capri. It’s beautiful with great hiking and good food and the clearest, bluest water in the world. We spent one last day hiking around the island and going to the “beach.” Note, of course, that if you’re thinking “sand” for beach you’re on the wrong island. It’s all rocks and ledges. But beautiful. And the swimming is so refreshing.
Now we’re off to Sardinia where we flew in yesterday afternoon. Just in time for a traditional Sardinian meal – a huge appetizer of grilled, marinated vegetables, sliced meats, and mixed cheeses. It was a full meal in itself. But we still had our main course, and since donkey was on the menu, I had donkey. Here’s the surprise: it’s really not very good. Pretty tough. I know, what would you expect from donkey meat? But it was supposed to be good. Horse in Sicily and donkey in Sardinia; we’ll try most anything!
Here are some final pictures from Capri. Final for this year, that is; I suspect we’ll be back before too long!
One more view of those crazy beautiful Faraglioni rocks
A morning view across to the Sorrento peninsula and the Amalfi Coast beyond
What’s Capri without a Caprese Salad?
This was our beach for two days. It’s right by the Faraglioni, so when you’d swim you were as close as you could be without being in a boat.
Sunset over the island of Ischia from our hotel bar
Love this picture of you two. You look so happy!
One of the things I’ve noticed this last year is that it’s relatively more common for strangers we meet to recognize that we’re a couple and like having our picture taken together. We often offer to take pictures of other couples together when we see them with one taking a picture of the other, and it seems – perhaps just modestly so – that people are more likely to offer that option to us, too. What stood out here is that even when others *do* offer to take a picture, they rarely frame it right, but this one was perfect.
So yeah, we were happy. It had been a long hike – maybe 90 minutes at this point with a lot of stairs – and the view was just perfect. We’ll have to schedule some time in Capri with you and Jamal some day!
I’m still awestruck by the pictures. It’s hard to imagine that there are so many beautiful places in the world that I haven’t seen. I’m more envious of you two every day. We miss you so much but love how you immerse us in your experiences.