Boat to Capri

After staring across the Bay of Naples at Capri from our apartment, we decided to take the boat over to check out "Glamourous Capri", the island which since the 1960s has brought the international jet-setters and hollywood film stars to it's shores. The boat ride is a quick hour cruise from Naples' 'port' road which we ended up having to bus and walk to after Josh dropped us off at one ferry dock that I thought had Capri boats, but come to find out, it didn't. So, we got to the correct dock in time for the 9:10am boat, and docked at Capri with plenty of time for a full day of relaxation and exploration in the sun--people watching, gelato eating, window shopping, and taking various modes of transportation--from the funiculare up the cliff amongst the lemon trees, to the great wooden motor boat ride around the island to the Blue Grotto. We had 3 pit stops all in all...one for espressos and pastires in the morning at Marina Grande along the seaside coast of the island where the ferry landed, then up the funicular to for lunch and walks through Monte Solaro and Capri Town where you can take in amazing views of gardens, lemon tree groves and the sea--littered with yachts from all over, and then back down to Marina Grande for our gelatos before hopping on our motor boat ride to the Blue Grotto. The boat ride was a perfect excursion..just enough wind to keep us cool, and exceptional views of the island from the water perspective. Blue Grotto is 100% overrated in my opinion and not even worth the 15 or so Euro I paid for a 5 minute row boat ride into the grotto, but at least I can check it off my list as far as 'must see' attractions, although in my opinion, just look at the picture of it on a postcard as there isn't much to glimpse inside. Capri was a fun day trip and it was great to get back home and look across the bay at where we had just been and reminisce on the good time we had over there.