Sicily and Amalfi

After Croatia we had our day at sea. Chris and I played Wii tennis with and against other couples. We also joined a putt-putt golf tournament in the lounge. Let's just say that one hole involved a popcorn bucket and a swimming flipper. Chris won the tournament, and the prize was a bottle of champagne!

Returning to Italy, next port was Sicily. Gritty is a very good term to describe Sicily. We took a bus nort of Messina and laid on the beach for a few hours. It was lovely! The scenery was beautiful. We walked in the sand, and found a spot on a pebbly part of the beach. The Mediterranean is so beautiful! It's a beautiful blue color. We read and wet our feet. After sunning ourselves, we took a bus back to the ship and read on the deck by the pool until dinnertime. The sail away was during dinner and it was nice to watch the coast lights as we ate.

Messina Sicily Sept 2009

The next port was Amalfi. The Amalfi coast is beautiful! We hopped on our tour bus and rode along the coast, then through the mountains to Pompeii. We spent two hours exploring Pompeii, seeing remains of shops, houses, ampitheaters, and temples. It was really neat. Returning to the town of Amalfi Chris and I went into town and had a delicious Italian dinner. We walked around the shops for a bit, and then returned to the ship.

Amalfi Sept 2009