Contiki: Pompei, Sorrento, Capri: Chubby Speedos & Coke on the Beach

Moving on…Pompei…neat/cool to see the ruins of this place, but lots of tourists and crowds…bad food for lunch…we are there for 2 hours…moving on to Sorrento. The hotel was on the beach in Sorrento, but it was sketchy...lots of trash on the beach. Nevertheless, taking the advice of the blue-eyed bartender in Rome, I made the most of it and put on my bikini and went to the beach. There I saw many interesting things…first, a chubby Frenchman in speedos, a young couple in their late teens making out as if they were posing for the cover of a romance novel and 3 teens boys who thought it was funny to swim in the sea and then take their swim shorts off in the water. Oh…there was a very good-looking Italian lounging a few feet away from me. I really paid no attention to him…after much staring, he walked over and asked if I would watch his bag while he went to get something to drink. “Certo” (sure) I said. When he returned he brought me a Coca Cola and a straw and said “for you madam.” That was nice. After my refreshing Coke on the beach, I headed back to the hotel.

Then the group headed to dinner…it was so-so. We had two very cute and funny waiters who made it more interesting (I have video). I sat at a table and got to know the newlyweds from Singapore and the newlyweds from Maryland. Both couples were in their mid twenties. After two glasses of wine and also listening to the “high school sweetheart” love stories, I proceeded to tell them that I married my high school sweetheart and then got divorced by the time I was 25…oops….

Moving on…next day we are headed to the island of Capri…this means a short boat ride. Capri is a cool island, but lots of tourists. During this trip, I got to know Chrisse from Phoenix…very cool lady who is a pilot, and Mark from Hollywood. I coincidentally also had lunch with two others, one who happened to be an MD (just finished med school), an acupuncturist (just started her internship) and Mark the pharmaceutical salesman…we had an interesting conversation.

In Capri, we met a famous shoemaker also…that was neat and I have a great photo and video of him conversing with a pissed off nun. On the boat ride back to Sorrento, everyone is exhausted and I take photos of all of the couples sleeping on each other’s shoulders…ahhhhhh.