We left Rome and our wonderful hotel at 7am after a breakfast of coffee and croissants. We drove south for about three hours. I am totally in love with the Roman gas stations out here. They are very clean for travelers with all the essentials including an espresso bar. You pay for coffee or cappuccino first and then go to the counter for the item in a cute little dish and boy, does it taste amazing. Standing at the counter to finish up before leaving back on your trip is part of the experience. The Italians do not take their coffee to go in their cars. I think they are just too classy!
Once we arrived near the coast of Capri we took a ferry to the island and then took a small boat around the coastal area. The Island was amazingly beautiful. Our guide told us a lot about Roman History. We had a little time for lunch and then a second tour of gardens. Jessi wanted to skip out on the garden tour to go swimming at the beach so I went with her. The water was so nice but the beach was rocky and boy I missed the California sand.
After Capri we went to Sorrento. We did a little sightseeing and shopping in the city center. The city was beautiful. Jessi and I shared a lemon ice which is very famous in this area. Lemoncello is also famous but that is made with vodka—Jessi and I did not get that. Once we made our way to the hotel for dinner, the luxury tour was over. The hotel was quite disappointing although the view of Capri made it a bit tolerable. I was devastated to find there was NO internet. The night was very long. We had way too much drama to blog all the details. Our group was not the only staying in the hotel. Other kids were drinking and making noise. A few of our girls were outside the hotel causing problems and to top it all off, Geof’s dog was sick and needed surgery. I finally started getting a bit mean in order to get people to bed—even the adults. For the first time, things were stressful. We worked as a team. Even the adults who paid are part of our chaperone team so it's great to at least have a great group of teacher support.
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