Thursday, September 30th, 2021: The Amalfi Coast
By Grace Lynch
This was mine, and many others, first time visiting the Amalfi Coast. Amalfi is the definition of a pinterest picture. When people think of and romanticise about Italy, Amalfi is always a part of the mental image we have. The bright blue ocean surrounding hills and cliffs, topped by perfectly white homes next to vibrantly-coloured buildings and shops. That’s the postcard we carry around with us when we think of Amalfi. As soon as our ferry boat docked, we saw greenery everywhere, and the whole town felt alive. We immediately had lunch and then free time. So we played card games for two hours and took pictures of the water. With six other people we set off to walk around and explore. We started walking down the main road of town which was really an alleyway. It was filled with shops of all different things, from trinkets, to aprons, to lemons, and lots of restaurants. The food in Amalfi was delicious, one of our teachers even described the tomato sauce on his pizza as the best he had ever eaten. After a few hours of looking in shops, eating pizza, and getting gelato, we decided to go swimming. The beaches surrounding Amalfi were beautiful. There was bright blue water stretching out for miles, with clean sandy beaches at the shore. The water was the perfect temperature too. It was really cold at first, but because of how hot it was outside we quickly got used to the water. There were no waves that day which made it perfect for playing water games and king of the hill on a submerged rock. Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye to Amalfi. With twenty minutes to spare we left the water and walked back to the ferry. On the ferry ride back to Sorrento we got to experience a beautiful sunset just along the shore of Amalfi. Our school got to see what most people can only dream of. I feel very privileged and lucky that I got to experience the joy of being on the Amalfi Coast. Thank you to all the teachers and staff that made this trip possible. Every student now has postcard memories and digital pictures that will last them a lifetime.
