Out of the Blue

We landed in Capri last night. The blue island of Capri, off of the coast of Naples. We took a taxi from the port up to the town center because that is as far as cars can go. The driver let us out with our ever growing luggage to climb the million of stairs to our one star hotel. Not kidding. So not only were we breathless from the beautiful scenery, but also from lugging our bags up and down cobblestone steps. The narrow walls of the city only allow for two people to pass at a time on foot. The stone walls were draped with beautiful, bright flowers and were so tall that we felt like ants moving through their tunnels. Neither of us knew anything about Capri, except the mention of the famous Blue Grotto.

As we were sweating, panting, and dying past Louis Vuitton, CoCo Chanel, and Christian Dior we realized we were among what my mother likes to call "the beautiful people." Stilettoed women brushed past us with their designer handbags and as I looked down at my Chacos I remembered. They stink. Literally. We kept walking and finally made it to our dump of a hotel. Not even worth linking. But please know mom hasn't taken her shoes off since we have been here. Also, please note that this hotel claimed to have an ocean view. Well it does. From the top of the million stairs I previously mentioned. All of this is really irrelevant. Especially when we had a day like today.

We rented a private boat tour from Capri Whales di Wendy. Thank goodness we found this company on Trip Adviser. They did all that they could to make sure we enjoyed the two hour trip around the island. Even provided us with beach towels, a cooler of drinks, snorkeling gear and a champagne toast for good luck and safe travels. It was the deal of the island for sure.

Our guide Tony knew just the right spot to snorkel where we could swim through a cave and see all sorts of fish and coral on the reef. He told us all about the history of Capri and how it use to be considered a Greek Island. We saw 30 million dollar yachts with helicopters on top of them and then turned our head and saw Roman fortresses that dated back over 1,000 years.

Blue sky, blue water, and as we pack up to head out tomorrow morning... blue me.