Sep 4, 2010 - update 040910

Okay so i put some pictures up on the journal site but didn’t get to do any writing, so will try and catch up.Okay so i put some pictures up on the journal site but didn’t get to do any writing, so will try and catch up....

Sep 2, 2010 - Syracuse

yesterday we were in a bay called Brucoli on the Eastern coast of Sicily - he boss found us a small bay tucked out of the rolling swell - he had just said he was ready to go and the crew came through and picked me up and threw me in the water, the boss helped by stepping out of the way.yesterday we were in a bay called Brucoli on the Eastern coast of Sicily - he boss found us a small bay tucked out of the rolling swell - he had just said he was ready to go and the crew came through and picked me up and threw me in the water, the boss helped by stepping out of the way....

Sep 1, 2010 - the drives

I was doing my daily pre-start checks on the engines when i noticed that the oil reservoir on the Port side Arneson Drive was low. We were at the dock in a pretty little marina in Procida just off the coast of Naples, so i got a mask and upended myself on the transom and stuck my head under water to have a look. ... Sopping wet i relayed that everything looked normal but our options were to do the short run around the corner to the anchorage we were going to anyway and i could have a better look in the water around there and we were only 8M from the Marina for tonight and the BAIA shipyard.I was doing my daily pre-start checks on the engines when i noticed that the oil reservoir on the Port side Arneson Drive was low. We were at the dock in a pretty little marina in Procida just off the coast of Naples, so i got a mask and upended myself on the transom and stuck my head under water to have a look. ... Sopping wet i relayed that everything looked normal but our options were to do the short run around the corner to the anchorage we were going to anyway and i could have a better look in the water around there and we were only 8M from the Marina for tonight and the BAIA shipyard....

Jul 13, 2010 - Naples

Our first stop in Italy.Our first stop in Italy....

Jun 7, 2010 - Naples

Many of the best statues and frescoes from Pompeii and Herculaneum are in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples so off we went by boat from Sorrento to Naples this morning. ... A pleasant 40 minute boat ride put us in the heart of Naples. ... They used to say “see Naples and Die’ now I understand it may happen before you leave. ...

Mar 17, 2010 - Naples and Siena

Our hotel in Naples, had really good beds – slept really well last night! We were up early for breakfast – cereal, eggs, sausage, fruit, pastries and orange juice. ... We visited an ancient church – one of the oldest in Naples, it used to be a Roman temple. ... Naples had a few nice sections of town but on the whole the city is dirty with litter, graffiti and posted signs. ...

Nov 19, 2009 - Sorrento

We've docked in Naples before, but each visit we immediately get whisked out of town. ... The contrast in cleanliness between Munich and Rome was dramatic, but the contrast between Rome and Naples only 100 miles sail away, was equally stunning. ... The city looked filthy with papers and garbage floating in the breeze.We've docked in Naples before, but each visit we immediately get whisked out of town. ... The contrast in cleanliness between Munich and Rome was dramatic, but the contrast between Rome and Naples only 100 miles sail away, was equally stunning. ... The city looked filthy with papers and garbage floating in the breeze....

Nov 18, 2009 - Seas and Ashes

Hi all We are back in our Hotel in Rome safe and sound and as the old saying goes NO MORE FREE LUNCH! Our ship docked and we took the train back to Rome.We drove from Naples over to Salerno and rode a tour boat to Amalfi and back. ... The weather gods were in our favor as the water was calm and the sky clear.Hi all We are back in our Hotel in Rome safe and sound and as the old saying goes NO MORE FREE LUNCH! Our ship docked and we took the train back to Rome.We drove from Naples over to Salerno and rode a tour boat to Amalfi and back. ... The weather gods were in our favor as the water was calm and the sky clear....

Oct 10, 2009 - Naples

We arrived at about 7:00am in Naples. ... Naples was fairly close. ... Shore Excursion - Treasures of Naples and Authentic Pizza - 8:15 to 12:45 This tour began on a bus. ... You take your life in your hands in Naples. ...

Aug 27, 2009 - 27 aug 09

The day started out well, the boss had left insistent instructions to me over the last couple of days, that we were to get a car and drive along the coast of Amalfi and also to do the Pompei site in Naples when he was gone. ... We must have been a little touched by the sun as the girls were disappointed that we couldn’t find the casts of the people fleeing and caught in pose, in situ – it appears from my guide book now that most of them are in the museum in Naples. ... Lucky i had my heads up about the Bronco’s not holding up there end this season, as he told me that the Titans were doing well and so we had a bit of a chat about home – funny hey! When we got into the main station in Naples, Mandy decided that she was going to head back to the boat and Sarah was going to stay with me as i was hoping to get the City sightseeing bus (you know the red double decker one) and i figured that i wasn’t going to get off the boat tomorrow so now was my chance. ... Naples, well the parts we walked in, were certainly an eye opener – scraps of paper flew around in the eddies of breeze that wouldn’t cool you off but plaster vile smelling dust all over your damp skin and the scent of too many humans coexisting with garbage in the streets wouldn’t waft, it would grab you by the throat and force its way into your senses. ... i have been fleeced by a Naples master and i can’t really get upset, other than the fact i couldn’t afford to lose the money but it was almost magical to watch and think back on how he managed it. ...

Jul 27, 2009 - Naples

We really enjoyed our time in Amsterdam and could stay much longer there if we could but we have a long way ahead of us, so we sadly left Amsterdam and flew into the country we both really wanted to visit for a long time, Italy. So we arrived our first city in Italy, Naples. ... We went into one of the oldest churches in Naples and it was absolutely amazing. ... It was huge, high-ceilings with colourful stained glass windows, it was a completely different world once you stepped inside.We really enjoyed our time in Amsterdam and could stay much longer there if we could but we have a long way ahead of us, so we sadly left Amsterdam and flew into the country we both really wanted to visit for a long time, Italy. So we arrived our first city in Italy, Naples. ... We went into one of the oldest churches in Naples and it was absolutely amazing. ... It was huge, high-ceilings with colourful stained glass windows, it was a completely different world once you stepped inside....

Jul 16, 2009 - Day 11- Naples, Italy

The golden girls decided that they had already been there, done that and they were too old to do it again! So, they left on their own to shop at Capri and in Naples. ... First, we took the Hydrofoil Ferry from Naples to the Isle of Capri. ... Before making our way up, the cruise ship had warned us to purchase our return Hydrofoil tickets back to Naples as the ship sails with or without us. ... In no time we were back at the port and off to the Port of Naples where our ship awaits. ... Arriving back to Naples seemed a little strange. ...