Life Through My Eyes

Today we got up early in anticipation of our private guided tour of the Amalfi Coast. After grabbing a quick bite to eat we quickly headed out to meet our guide for the day, who was waiting for us on the pier where our ship was docked. Before we knew it we were on our way. ***Due to the large number of photos that were taken of the Amalfi Coast area I have divided 1 huge post into 3 smaller posts so that the photos would load up faster. Please feel free to click on any of the photos to get an enlarged view.

This massive building looks like an old fortress which could be easily seen from where our ship was docked

Today it was overcast and a little cool. We even had a few sprinkles while we were visiting the Amalfi Coast. On our way to Ravello our vehicle climbed a mountain and during our travels back down we caught glimpses of Minori and Atrani. We headed down the other side of the mountain enroute to Amalfi.

Our first stop was in Ravello which sits high in the hills above Amalfi. From Ravello you can get subperb views up and down the Amalfi Coast.

Local neighbors stop to chat

Terraced fields and hillside homes dot the landscape

You could actually see the clouds floating over and through the hills and down into the valleys below. It is kind of cool when you are high enough up to be literally in the clouds

This cat just sat there posing as I took several photos of it

Whatcha mean I don't get any pizza until I pose for pictures!?

There were these 2 churches way up the side of a steep cliff...there are actually rock stairs to climb up and reach these two buildings

Another view of these cliff hugger churches

Now we have gone down the other side of the mountain and are heading to Amalfi

We head down the mountains to reach our next destination...the town of Amalfi

Stay tuned for part #2

Today turned out to be both a strange and exciting type of day. When I woke up I stepped out onto our cabin's balcony and noticed that we had sailed by an island. Looking closer I thought that I saw a strange cloud hanging low at the top portion of this island. What I shortly discovered was that we had sailed fairly closely by an island called Stromboli, which has an active volcano. What I thought were low lying clouds actually was the volcano gas and steam and whatever else Volcanos release into the air.
Doing some research online led me to the following information:
Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and is one of the most active volcanos on earth. The Stromboli volcano has been erupting almost constantly since 1932.
What a special treat this was to be able to circle the island of Stromboli not once but a total of 3 times. We spent approximately 6 1/2 hours circling this island.
Besides watching and photographing the island of Stromboli we mostly relaxed and I took some more of my Mediterranean Sea Art photos.
Here are some of the photos that I took of Stromboli, the volcano and my Mediterranean Sea Art:

This is the island of Stromboli. It is a small island that is just under 5 square miles and has 2 small villages which together have only 350 inhabitants. The island is just off of the North coast of Sicily