Capri Round 2

We went back to Capri and rented speedboats to take around the island. It was by far, the most fun I’ve had out here. We started out bright and early, trying to get off the ship at 8am, but our plans were foiled by ship security and we couldn’t get off until about 8:30, making us miss the ferry we wanted to take. We finally got to Capri and stopped for supplies: booze, food, and more booze.  We cruised around the island and stopped at some really amazing places. The first was a place where some people jumped off a cliff. The water was a bit too choppy and the cliff a little too high, but I jumped in the water to cool down. After that, we headed for calmer water and dropped anchor in a gorgeous cove where we had lunch, cracked open some drinks, and played in the water for a while.

(Yes, I'm wearing bottoms haha)

We continued exploring the waters around the island and we swam through the green grotto and the boats met us on the other side.  The water was so incredibly clear and blue, I’m not sure why it’s the green grotto, but I guess there’s a blue one somewhere too, but you have to pay to go in or something.  The adventure continued and we drove through the iconic rock formation of Capri.

Sorrento wasn’t far away, so we decided to take a trip over. I decided to try standing up in the front of the boat while holding the rope that was attached up there. It was so much fun, but then I realized that Stefan was a bit of a rough driver (I have the bruises to prove it) so I sat down and enjoyed the rest of the ride. We dropped anchor again and hung out there for a while before heading back to drop some people off who wanted to head back to the ship early. Greg was a bit hesitant to leave me and Uli in control of a boat since we were a bit…well, tanked. Deena, one of the Legends dancers, had a friend visiting and he was sober and in our boat, so we were fine. I convinced Uli to let me drive the boat—which wasn’t very hard since he wanted to make another drink anyway.

We drove back around the island and climbed up into one of the caves, which was also really neat! 

 We headed back and Rich tried his luck at standing in the front of the boat like I did earlier. He did a good job considering I was driving with my hat flopping in my face and Uli handing me a bottle of Stoli with a splash of Coke in it lol. We made it back in safely and caught our ferry back to Napoli. I took and awesome nap when we got back. There was a band gig in crew bar that night with the Blue Man band and some other guests. At one point Uli was singing and asked who was sober. I was the only one to raise my hand and we both had to laugh—at least I’m not the only one who believes in only getting drunk once a day!