Isle of Capri

Today was one of my favorite parts of the trip!! 

We boarded a boat with a few other couples and headed to the Isle of Capri.  :)

 

The 45 minute boat ride had some of the most breath-taking views....

Folk lore has it that if you kiss your sweetie while going through the "lover's arch", you would be together forever.  

The views were even better once we got onto the island.

We found the cutest little shoe shop where the cobbler was hand-making shoes.  

I had a pair of sandals made and Jim scored some loafers! :)

We spent the day on the island then ended up at the gelateria (of course!).  

It was sooo dang hot on the island!  The picture above cracks me up.  I had just sprinkled baby power down Jim's back to help with the heat.  He was putting up a fight (too manly for baby powder!) so I squeezed the powder container too hard.  This caused a TON of powder to go down the back of this pants! :)  He was looking back to make sure there wasn't a cloud of powder going up when he walked.  LOL!!

Scenes from the island....

Jim bought me the most beautiful necklace on the island.  The bell is the symbol of Capri.  

On the way back, we visited the grottos.   A grotto is an underwater cave that is lit from underground.  The sunlight shines through the rocks, under the water then back up into the cave.  Stunning!!

and.....wait for it..... we went swimming in the Mediterranean Sea!!

And drank more lemoncello! :)

Best.  Day.  Ever!! :)