A great ending to an AMAZING vacation.

Wow. Its hard to beleive that spring break is over, but it has been incredible. Spending a week perched on an Italian cliff side, climbing volcanoes, seeing ancient ruins, eating the best food of my life including gelatto every day! Life simply could not have been better. This vacation was different than we had expected, but that's okay because a lot of things turned out better than we could have hoped and we learned so much. It was an experience, as we like to say, and a great one.

For our last day we had planned on heading over to one of the closer towns and taking a boat into a cave that glows green; however, the seas were too rough and it was closed. We spent a moment being sad over that and then decided to continue into the next town, Positano, which is known for its beautiful houses and beaches. The morning was perfect, we caught all of our buses on time with little to no wait. We walked down a windy road in Positano, peeking into some of the clothing stores, and got to the beach before 12. That hasn't happend for us yet so we were happy. We hiked up our pant legs and headed to the ocean, which was freezing, but we didn't care because it was the Medditeranean (well not exactly, more like the Tyrrenian sea, but close enough). We took some pictures then found some rocks to sit on and soak up the sun for a bit. It was so relaxing to soak up the sun and listen to the waves. Aaah, so great. After a while we started getting hungrey and decided to head back to Amalfi for the afternoon. We hiked up a bunch of really steep steps and walked along the winding road to the bus stop, right as it pulled up. In London, thats not really a big deal but here...it was a miracle. We did have to wait a while in Priano for a bus to Amalfi, but the sun was shining so it was okay.

Our afternoon in Amalfi was fabulous. We ate a delicious lunch of pasta, salad and bread at this really great little restaurant where eating isn't just about the food its also about the atmosphere. We finished up our souvenir shopping and then found the perfect gelatto for our last day, and even upgraded to the big size because its vacation! We ate our gelatto by the water and then sat just watching the waves crash until it started raining. The rain shower only lasted a few minutes and when we came back outside we saw a fabulous double rainbow landing in the water. It was a beautiful way to end our time in Amalfi. Now we're spending a relaxing night here in the B&B because tomorrow will be an earlier morning so we can make sure and get to the airport in time.

I will miss Italy incredibly, but I know I will welcome the familiarity of London. The two places are so different and so this was a good amount of time away from London to remind me of why I love it so I can fully appreciate the little time I have left. We have a little over a month left in London! It seems like just yesterday I was getting on the plane and now its almost time to come home. As Pino would say in his Italian accent, "its incrediible, just incrediible."