We were so excited to include Capri in our Italy trip and just crossing our fingers (and toes) that the weather would play nice so we'd be able to get into the Blue Grotto too....
We took the fast train from Rome to Naples and then got on the Hydrofoil (passenger ferry) over to Capri.
As soon as we arrived we jumped on a boat to head to the blue grotto. The weather was playing nice and since it can change very quickly, we didn't want to miss our window of opportunity...
We arrived at the mouth of the grotto on a boat with about 30 passengers....and were greeted by what seemed like nothing short of chaos....Lots of boats like ours full of people and lots of little rowboats circled around. Our guide assured us that there was a system and then we just waited for the system to work!
All of a sudden we are through the opening and trying our best to sit up, get our bearings and pull our camera's out....we are smushed in behind our boat-man who is now singing in italian (and wanted a big tip for doing so!) and all of a sudden we are trying to remember to lie flat as we are pulled back through the opening....no reminder on the way out!!
It was fast....and surreal...and the water is soooo turquoisey blue. It's mesmerizing....and sadly these are the best pictures I got in the crazy moment of it all. But trust me it was beautiful and awesome that we got to see it!!
And after paying our healthy tip, we clambered onto the main boat and were back to the beautiful port of Capri.
We took the cable car up the the main village where we had lunch with a gorgeous view and then explored the sights of Capri...
It was such a beautiful day!!
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