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Published: September 16th 2018
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Today was all about the thrill of the ride! We left Minori for our drive along the Amalfi Coast with Positano as our destination. Spectacular scenery everywhere you look - that's if you can keep your eyes off the road and the crazy drivers we have to contend with. The worse are those people on scooters! We might be trying to navigate ourselves to pass a bus or truck coming the opposite way and all the while, these little annoying scooters (that I said remind me of mosquitoes) are zipping in and around us. There was more than one time we nearly squished a scooter (and its rider haha).
Finally we were in Positano! André dropped us off up the top and we then walked with Michele down to the seaside, as he pointed out points of interest along the way. We were then left to our own devices to explore. Positano is a beautiful town - picture postcard! I walked down to the water first, so I could get some photos looking back up to the top. Stunning. I then met up with Robyn and we wandered up alleyways and down side streets, all the time investigating different shops.
Robyn and I had fun trying to hunt down bargains and she ended up getting a nice pairs of white linen pants for €30. Love a good sale!
From Positano we next headed to the town of Amalfi. Its a smaller town but still lots of shops to explore. Had lunch with Robyn, Clare and Jacqui. It was time to have a pizza and beer! After lunch we wandered up the main street and I found this cute little blue t-shirt with a white fish painted on front. It was designed by the guy who owned the shop, which was cool.
We got back to Minori around 4pm and most of the group went off to a ceramic class but I decided I needed some time to chill out - and research for my accommodation in Malta, as this part of my trip was getting closer and I hadn't really worked it all out yet. The wifi was pretty crap so it took a long time for me to get even simple tasks done. I then got ready for dinner and met Clare and Robyn downstairs at 8pm to head out for dinner. I wasn't really hungry but
Clare was 'starving' (and she is the skinny one in our group!) so we decided to try Giardinello for dinner. This is a beautiful restaurant that is very popular and people come from all around to visit. We were fortunate to get a table without a reservation. I had Aperol Spritz to start and ordered a salad but the waitress suggested I have the zucchini flowers as they were stuffed with ricotta and citrus (like we had for dinner last night) so I agreed. I laughed with the girls and said "she just upsold me!". Clare had this amazing pasta dish - Scialatielli with clams and mussels and cherry tomatoes. I had a taste and it was delicious and silky smooth. Robyn had gnocchi with the essence of anchovy and some chilli which she said was delicious too.
Looking back at what I have written today, it does seem to be mostly about food haha. That's what travelling in this part of the world is all about!
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