Friday

I have just amended the headings of the last few posts – clearly I did not know what day it was.

Today we went our separate ways in the morning. Helen and M sent back home parcels rather than carry the extra weight. I think my extra purchases will fit and the extra weight will not be a problem.

I walked west along the coast, along narrow roads, past apartment blocks, big houses, hotels, plots of vegetables, corner shops. I went through the outskirts of Sant Agnello and got to Marina di Cassano in an area called Piano di Sorrento. Like all this coast, all of the development is on top of the high, high cliffs right next to the sea except in a few places along the coast where there is a bit of a beach and a place for fisherpeople’s boats and rich Italian’s pleasure boats. The path down to the Marina was closed, the road was quite narrow and dangerous for a pedestrian , so there was no option other than the lift. The marina was lovely – only local houses, fishing sheds, 2 eating places, a bar, a general store, lots of boats, fishing nets , a small chapel. There were a few families at the ‘beach’ - or what passes for a beach in Europe. The fine dark brown stuff looks very different to the yellow sand we are used to. It was rather a fast walk back to meet Helen and M for lunch.

Suprisingly, we did more shopping in the evening. I have never bought as many items of clothing for myself in an overseas trip as I have this trip. Just as well we have a full list of museums and churches to see in Rome and there will be no time for shops.