We took the morning and lunch to enjoy the cute hotel in serento . We were thankful that right after our breakfast the rain stopped and it slowly began to clear up . We had been looking forward to a few hrs in the sun lounging and reading by the pool and we got to do this . Chase was so tired he went back to bed in the room until 1pm . Teens are not used to this morning touring rhythm on vacation !
We then left our hotel for our next destination and drove along the coast and the beauty and views are truly breathtaking ( hard for hubby who had to concentrate on the roads !! ) we stopped for about 2.5 hrs at a popular beach with pebbles and hubby and I were brave enough to swim in the cool ocean . We all fell asleep on the beach for a couple of hours and soaked in the hot sun .
We then had another beautiful costal ride to our hotel in Positano and arrived around 7pm to a gorgeous hotel hubby had found for a great price on the Internet . Our room and view were the best yet with a big room and a big patio with a table and chairs overlooking the ocean .All gorgeous except for the parking issues again and had to keep going to the public meter to pay (they did not mention on the booking there were 4 parking spaces for 15 rooms ! )
That night we decided we wanted an awesome meal so went on our search and ended up at the hotel restaurant of the place savvy stayed and had named on her blog .it was awesome ! Chase was delighted with his octopus entree and then steak arugula dish and hubby besides the not so great carpaccio loved his meal too ( and they did not charge us for The carpaccio ) .then on their advice we had the best lemonciello sponge cake with lemon pudding ever !!!!!! So delicious
The next morning woke up early to pay the damn parking and then headed out for the WALK of GODS. We bargained with God the evening before and ask if we could enjoy him in a tricky way and he agreed :) we cheated and surpassed the 1000 stairs up and down and brought our car to the top and are doing about 2.5 hrs of the 4 hr trail ( and currently I am reading a book for 30 mins under the shade on a blanket ! )
See .. Don't let good be the enemy of great right ???
Chase is still a very happy compatible traveller to be with and content and easy and fun . We two incidents ( mostly chalk it up to my stress and temper ; chases annoying nature and need to please stranger and hubbys oblivion and passivity ) but all this didn't last too long and living together 24/7 in small close quarters all three of us is not always the easiest but most times torally smooth sailing
We ended up after the walk of gods at the most incredible local resto on the cliffs . Feasted on garlic pasta - the best sausage mushroom pizza in existence - a plate of fried seafood for the guys and a delicious mixed salad . And of course lemonsoda .
We then spent and aggravating hour trying to find parking at our beautiful but annoying hotel . Thank goodness I am as assertive as I am !! These boys can't ask for what they want - I can .
Then down for a " stroll" to the beach near our hotel . Well this felt like more stairs than the 1000 we skipped for the walk of gods !!! But totally worth it as was a local cute cove beach with clear inviting water that hubby and I jumped right into when we finally got down all the steps . We lay in the sun after and of course I read a book which I carry around with me everywhere
Then up the exhausting stair walk up to the cliff and sat at the most stunning and perfect tiny bar overlooking the ocean . The view was amazing and the drinks the bartender was making looked heavenly . There was no where else to sit but at the bar and so we did .Since hubby gave up drinking 2.5 yrs ago for health reasons I thought this would be an awful experience for him as we have avoided it like the plague until now but he was able to enjoy it . He said was very very hard especially to see the vodka being poured into the glasses ( was his fave nightly drink for more than 30 yrs ) but he said he did not want to trade in the beauty of that sweet bar for anything . He had a Coke and I had a lemon Popsicle and we were content enough .
It's odd how all over Italy they have non alcoholic beer but not in this particular region of Italy . Diet Coke it was . I took a picture as was a big milestone of this journey . Of him being able and me being able to stand watching it without my heart breaking in two .
At the top of the cliff we found a local grocery store and indulged in some foods we have been missing ( Greek yogurt for chase ! Fresh peaches for us , chocolate for dessert )
Back on our beautiful balcony now and loving every moment of this perfect day ( minus the stairs ) today was by far my favourite .
Hubby and I so much alike in our travel and what we enjoy doing - that is so great . Really sympatico . We don't like hotels and tourist stuff but the local stuff and settling in to a routine and exploring from a base . If we could have a condo and make some food and have snacks and drinks in the fridge would be even more perfect ( but far too expensive )
One day . One day we will live abroad in Europe for a few months at a time in an apartment like my brother did in Spain . Heavenly .
Tonight is take out and eating on our patio . Tomorrow is our last day and also have to make it back to Rome for the flight the next morning .
La vie est Bella !
Viva Italia!
