Hello Positano Espadrillians,
We are sitting on our balcony, the mistresses of all we can see as we enjoy an apparetivo before we head out for dinner, watching the moonlight creep over the Mediterranean and cast a glistening path across the water.
Today listeners we finally sent our catch up blogs to you all. We hope you enjoy. We decided after our day of hard slogging in the kitchen that we deserved a day off from the grind of vaguely assisting in the preparation of an 8 course meal with unlimited supportive quantities of alcohol and needed some R &R. So we headed to the Alimentari recommended by Sandi for our provisions of panini and water before we hit the beach. The alimentari is the local milk bar come deli come bottle shop, and this one had the best gear you can imagine. Fresh mozzarella, Parma ham and bread to die for! was molto bene let me tell you.
At the main beach you catch what is similar to a couta boat ( a small wooden very pretty boat of great lines). It ferries you in a 5 minutes trip just around to the neighboring cove where a little beach called Fornillo lies. There you pay 7 euro for a banana lounge and umbrella all lined up in military precision in happy blue and white stripes.
Positano is just enchanting. Just imagine the prettiest quaintest village of small houses in colours of cream, butter and apricot stucco then turn this picture on a 90 degree angle and you have Positano!!
Everywhere there are steps up and down the mountain side running beside and behind all the shops and houses as the more direct alternative to the narrow winding road that bears the vehicle traffic. After our first day of stairs, we opt for the road as the less painful option. The shopping here is geared around two things food and clothing. The Positano look is of flat espadrilles where all manner of bling can be added to the leather thonging to bedeck your footsies in. These flat leather sandals as simply de riguer here. To that look add lots of linen in whites and light earthy colours of off-white, taupes and mocchas. This floaty layered linen look is very big here.
The people are very Glamourous and well turned out even when heading for the beach for the day. For all the Glamourous clothing and jewelry on display though its a very laid back place where people are very happy, helpful and keen to share their sense of fun with you. We met another Australian couple from Noosa yesterday ( have to say, the place is teeming with Australians), must be our dollar, and he made that same comment to Siobhan. He said the upside was that there were not many septic tanks! She didn't know what he meant - so she learnt a new rhyming slang word!
We spent a leisurely day watching the small boats move across the little harbor and then headed back for a vino on our balcony- a ritual we do every night before dinner. Dinner was at a local restaurant called Bruno's where you dine roadside overlooking the harbor. Veal scallopini with lemon and a stellar white wine from the north of Italy . Bellisimo!
We meandered back to our villa and fell asleep to the sound of the Mediterranean lapping at the shore! Go blues!
PS. Kath and Kim are filming their new picture, it's production name being Kath and Kim's Fillum. When we left home the filming schedule hadn't been published in the industry's Online Journal so will check to see if it aligns with our travel plans !!! Who knows, we could find ourselves being extras in their cultural assault on Italy!!
Ciao Ciao and Buona Sera
Kelly and Siobhan xxx
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