7-5-09 4th of July Blast in italy

Well it was a day late but right before leaving Italy we had a 4th of July BBQ on the back of the boat before saying Bon Voyage to Italy. Italy was a lot different then I had pictured it and perhaps that is where I went wrong; by going in with some assumption that was based on pre-concieved notions through images from movies and pictures. But on a lighter note Italy had deffenately opened my eyes up in a lot of new areas that I did not know existed. Like the Island of Capri so beautiful, like we got to go into this thing called the Blue Grotto which used to be the bath of one of the Emperors of ancient Rome and it was called Lions Head cause there is a rock on the inside that looks like a lions head. But so you go in through this tiny tiny entrance and you have a Row Boat with the leader and he makes you like lay your head back as your entering into this thing and like it is soo intense I though for sure that with the tide that I was going to have my face hit like right on the rock of the entrance, and then you enter into this pitch black room and then the guy says ok now look back and you look back and just this breath taking light through the water is what you see, and it is unlike any other color ocean water you have ever seen. So that was super fun and then after that we took a taxi to this location to get to the top of Capri. The taxi in themselves were wonders. So anyway back to the story so the only way to get to the top of Capri is through this chair lift, it sits one person at a time and you have to face foreward and then this chair comes up behind you and scoops you into it. The whole time up your just thinking how amazing is this, views that you wouldnt believe, wind blowing right by your face gently cooling you down, looking down and realizing that you are on the island of Capri, and just saying a prayer thanking god for such an amazing experience and how fortunate you can be to be able to see such amazing things. So you get to the top of Capri and you realize that there is another side that is just as equally amazing, like you could spend hours and hours just gazing into the horizon line and just sitting back and relaxing and just taking it all in. But to top it all off you have your choice of purchasing a tasty Gelato or a fresh glass of Italian Wine, I went with the Gelato it was a hot day and I needed some sugar. Also I was with the other Cameron Paul and Danni who have really turned into my really good close friends, like we talk about everything and like when we get rich someday the boat that we are going to buy and sail back and go scuba diving. He is a really great person. After going to the top of Capri we want to go back down and finally enjoy some lunch and get to swim in this island. For lunch I had this amazing sandwhich with the freshest bread and Cameron and My new favorite drink a Bacardi Cooler that seriously taste like Orange Soda, we take our lunch down to the beach which is unlike any California beach, because instead of sand it is all rocks but these grey oval shapped rocks. After finishing lunch we go into the ocean and I am like a little kid in a candy shop just splashing and enjoying the water. When I realize that there are these kids jumping off the rocks into the water and I decide to join them. We have an awesome time. Then we come in for a little bit and then I realize another group of Italian people playing this game where they throw the rock as far as they can into the ocean, I immediately go over and ask if I can play. They say ci and I end up becoming really good friends with these italian kids aged from 16-18 and they said they were going to facebook me so I am really looking foreward to being able to understand everything that they say this time. Ohh and give me a high five in Italian is Domme Elle Chinqua. We go back to Naples where are ship is docked get changed and head out to dinner at the place that started it all. The originator of Pizza, a little place called Brandi's which was amazing and I highly reccommend that you all go there. But yeah amazing night, I ggot to go beat Cam and Danni at Phase 10 and I will tell you about Naples tomorrow night

Love you all
Cam