The dramatic dream coastline of Amalfi

31 August - 03 September

After spending all of our time in Italy so far in cities, Lindsay and I decided to head somewhere a bit more out of the way for her last three nights before having to head home to Canada. We took a bus south out of Napoli for the Amalfi Coast. The first 1.5 hours or so was pretty boring... Then we arrived onto the coast.

The Amalfi Coast is an incredible stretch of coastline with cliffs diving down into the sea across almost it's whole length. Roads have been constructed winding up, down and around the hills, all of them very narrow; there are gorgeous beaches hemmed in between clefts of the hills; and the views are stunningly dramatic.

It wasn't too surprising Lindsay felt a bit sick when we arrived into Amalfi - the very confident Italian bus drivers send their busses careering around the roads at pretty high speeds sometimes. Until they come across another bus, that is, when they inch past each other with barely a couple of inches to spare between the roadside barrier, each bus and the inside cliff. Honestly, it's that close!

Regardless, we made it to Amalfi and then on another bus to the small locality of Furore, where a lovely family-run B&B hosted us for three nights. The views were stunning...

The upstairs balcony where we got breakfast each day

Me enjoying a beer and the view at dusk

Sunset along the coast

It was a perfect place to relax for a few days and just enjoy the surroundings. From our B&B we went for a walk along the roads one day, just to have a look around. Amongst the fig trees growing left, right and centre, there were also some pretty cool views.

Some of the narrow twisting roads

Me looking down to the sea

While there we also made a day trip back down to Amalfi, along the coast to Positano, and also to Minori. The views along the bus ride were incredible at every corner - lots of people were constantly trying to snap off photos - but the towns were neat destinations in themselves, situated at spots with good beaches, and we definitely took some advantage of those at Positano for a couple of hours!

The narrow main shopping street in Amalfi township

The beach at Amalfi township 

Positano from where the bus dropped us off

Deckchairs at Positano beach (about €20 per day to hire or something!)

Minori township

The beach at Minori at dusk

Lindsay & I got another pizza at Minori for dinner (of course!) to finish off some three weeks of travelling together. We'd seen some pretty cool stuff, I have to admit, but it was time for Lindsay to head back home to Canada to start back at university. Meanwhile I was booked to fly to Barcelona for the start of several weeks in Spain.

So, the next morning we bussed together to Salerno and headed off separately from the train station. Thanks Lindsay for being an awesome travelling partner for a few weeks and I can't wait to see you again in NZ over New Years!!

Thanks Lindsay!