Hiking, swimming, and touring in Positano

Positano began with an hour-long boat ride from Sorrento. The Amalfi Coast was truly a beautiful site; there were towering cliff sides, low-hanging clouds, and spectacularly blue waves. Upon arrival, we were greeted with the wonderful view shown above. When we stepped off of the boat, a few of us decided that we were going to hike above the clouds in the mountains.

Positano began with an hour-long boat ride from Sorrento. The Amalfi Coast was truly a beautiful site; there were towering cliff sides, low-hanging clouds, and spectacularly blue waves. Upon arrival, we were greeted with the wonderful view shown above. When we stepped off of the boat, a few of us decided that we were going to hike above the clouds in the mountains.

It was not a long hike. We reached the top of our path in less than two hours. Along the way, we stopped multiple times to appreciate the views of both the city in front of us and the forestry around us. Every couple of steps, we would hear lizards scurrying around in the brush surrounding us. Certain points on the path felt as if we might have made a wrong turn. We had to push tall grass out of the way to see the path.

On our way up, we walked through a hostel where they had a picnic table covered in different fruits. We asked them which direction would take us to the top, and they told us to take a right and look for signs leading to a church.

The view from the top was breathtaking. We watched clouds form and rise up to the top of the mountains, and we could see the massive ferries transporting tourists to Positano. The wakes that they left behind were astounding.

We split up so that everyone could look at the parts of the mountain they wanted to. Zack and I stayed to take in the view and looked around a little more. When we decided to head back, we wanted to see how quickly we could reach the bottom. We finished the descent in just under 30 minutes.

When we regrouped, we had a decent lunch with a great view of the ocean. When I finished eating, I went to change into my trunks so I could cool off in the ocean. I did not think about how hot the sand would be under my feet. While I was running to the water, I must have clearly been in pain because a woman offered me her towel to stand on so my feet could cool off.