Yesterday, we were on the northwest coast of Sicily in a town called Trapani. We scheduled no tour for the day and elected instead to simply roam through the city. Trapani is a relatively small, clean community that sits at the tip of a peninsula. No ship as big as our Ms Eurodam had ever docked at the port before. Usually, cruise ships anchor outside the port area and then passengers are tendered into town. So, we got lots and lots of public attention. Many locals came out to see the big ship, especially the maneuvering that was required to put such a big ship into a relatively small port. We enjoyed walking on pleasant streets, shopping, and having a coffee. We found a nice ceramic hot plate for our kitchen and a small green onyx bowl for Kathie to keep her teabags in. We also picked up some snacks at an outdoor market--proscuito, olives, sardines, and cheese. Our Australian friends had invited us to have a bottle of wine with them in the late afternoon, and we thought these snacks would be a nice addition (they were). The four of us enjoyed these things while we watched our ship find its way out of the harbor.
Today, we were anchored in Naples. Our tour for the day was to Sorrento and Pompeii. The drive along the coast was gorgeous. We could see the isle of Capri in the distance, for example. In Sorrento, we visited a woodworking shop that specialized in inlay work. I loved seeing all of this. Kathie found a small table that we are having shipped to us to use in our living room. It has beautiful flowered inlay on its top and the top opens to play a music box tune. Then we wondered through the village shops and found some candy and a couple of last-minute "grandkid gifts." Lunch was provided at a very pleasant local restaurant.
The afternoon was spent touring the ruins of Pompeii and keeping an eye on Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Quite an interesting story, of course, and much more interesting now that we have seen the rather extensive city that was Pompeii.
It has been a great trip. So much seen and experienced. New friends too. A last somewhat festive night on the ship tonight, then we stay in Rome tomorrow night, and fly home on Monday. Thanks for reading, everyone.
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Have enjoyed reading your cruise log very much. Mike and I have visited many of the places you were visiting...now you have sparked my interest to visit the rest! In March we went to the Southern Caribbean on a 10 day trip, we enjoyed it very much, You'll have to come out to CA and we can take a cruise to Mexico, or to Hawaii together.
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