Greetings once again as we finish our final day in Sorrento. We began the day with a scenic 10 km drive to Positano. Along the way we were treated to hairpin turns and gasp producing drop-offs, exchanging the coastline of the Bay of Naples for the Bay of Salerno. Once at the top of Positano, we walked down many, many, many steps as our buses were too large to manuever in the town. We dispersed from the main square to shops for clothing or baked goods or down to the beach. Prior Lake students definitely seem to be doing their part to help the Italian economy!
On meeting up once again, we were surprised to find ourselves in the middle of a Palm Sunday procession with olive branches decorated with mozarrella balls in wax, candy, or any number of things meaningful to those processing as is the custom of the church in Positano. The congregation met at the main square and lined the narrow pathway to the church with their branches as the procession of the altar boys and priest shared incense and holy water while the choir sang. Though it caused a disruption in our meeting plans, it was a neat way to experience Positano even more completely.
We then hiked up an inclined path to the buses about a mile and a half - again enjoying the scenic views along the way. On arrival at the buses, we continued to Amalfi after a brief visit at a ceramic shop for a toilet break! (and...of course...some ceramic purchases!) In Amalfi, we enjoyed lunch (many along the beach side) some exploring, and a view of the local beautiful church in the town's main square.
It was a pretty significant ride back to Sorrento (about an hour and a half). The evening's activities included packing, dinner, some final views and exploring of Sorrento, and some general fellowship-ing.
The key system led one room of boys to believe another group had somehow stolen their room key, leading us all to believe an April Fool's prank was at work. A thorough search of the room by the "chaperone mom's" lead to the missing key's discovery - right where they left it, though under the bed blanket. (no surprise to any mom's following the blog, I'm sure!) :-)
Tonight, instead of pictures, you will be able to use the Snapfish account (password and login in an earlier post - from March 28) to look at about 500 pictures already from the first few days of the trip. Enjoy, and we'll catch you from Orvieto tomorrow!
Ciao!
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