Tuesday 27 September

Tuesday 27 September

Another bus disaster as it just didn't arrive. We had to go ack to the hotel and wait for Stephania to take us to town. Into town for the magnificent views if the coast (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrento) then a boat trip to Capri (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capri).

A look around Capri, the lovely coastal views, and a funicula ride to the town and a bus ride to Ana Capri. Time was tight and I wa nervous a it was 3.30 and the boat was leaving at 4.20pm with connectors required for train to Sorrento then another train to Naples, then a taxi to the Port Maritima in Naples for a ferry to Lipari. Easy peesy. Oh my lord. Jen loves to live on the edge sometimes. But she calls it 'holiday efficiency'.

So up to Ana Capri we went. Had time for one gelato then waiting for a bus with unknown timetable to Artie to take us back, and a huge line if people. A bus arrived in seconds and we realised people were all in the wrong line (sheep). So we went to the front if the correct line and boarded. Phew. Then the funicula arrived early to get us to he start of the boat ramp at 4.18pm. Legging it as fast as we could we made it with second to spare. Arriving Naples 7.00pm we had no idea how to get to the Port for an 8pm ferry. No phone battery, so no GPS, and no helpful people anywhere, wig the clock ticking. A taxi was the decision, an €15 was negotiated with a little anxiety about whether he would keep his word. Arriving 730pm at the docks we found the boat, to did we had to go back about 700 meters to buy tickets. Doh! Tickets and the quickest trip to a cafe to buy paninis, water and awesome pastries for desert and we were onboard. They tried to give us a cheaper than we paid for cabin, but Jen was in to them and we got a cabin with nice beds, shower and a view. Placing a chair by the door to make midnight robberies difficult we called it a night.