Capri

It was a bit of a drama getting to Capri but I think in the end it was worth it, as some of the pictures will attest too. The waters were crystal blue, the scenery dotted with hills and beautiful beaches; the only negative was that the island was filled with hordes of fellow tourists. Heaps of tourists means the prices of everything goes up and Capri as we discovered was an expensive town. Just getting there and back cost us twenty euro and that was catching the cheap ferry that departed Naples at 7.30am and left Capri at 2.30pm, the only run for the day. If we decided to go later we would have to catch a hydrofoil and they were double the cost. So Jez and I got up at the crack of dawn - literally - scrambled to the dock and boarded the ferry with the rest of the locals. Once the ferry approached Capri the locals kept repeating "bella, bella" and they were right! Even though we were still half asleep - Capri was a beautiful island - as we stared ahead our fatigue washed away and we were eager to explore.
One of the main reasons we headed to Capri was to see the famed blue grotto which is a stunning sea cave, however, in order to see it we had to pay 13 euro to catch a boat to take us out to the cave, 5 euro to get a row boat to take us into the cave and another 5 euro to enter the grotto. As I was forking out my money I couldn't help but feel ripped off especially as I wasn't sure who was profiting from the entrance fees. It seemed like a bunch of men had somehow taken "ownership" of the grotto and were making a mint out of it (don't mention the Mafia). However,once in the grotto all my misgivings vanished as I became mesmerised by the colour and beauty of the blue grotto. Check out the pictures.