Prairie Boy

Monday Oct. 24
Today started out somewhat cloudy with a 20% chance of rain.  After another delicious breakfast at La Perla we headed out to walk into Praiano, explore, have lunch and relax for the afternoon.

Breakfast at Hotel La Perla 

The occasional drizzle of rain was no match for our collection of high tech rain gear that we whipped on and off as the sky sent us fickle moisture messages throughout the morning.  Our path once again included narrow passages edged with stone enhanced steps, canopies of overgrown garden produce, cement repairing workmen, colourful ceramic signs and the ever present astonishing landscape. I felt so lucky when Lynn pointed out a small European Robin that sat still long enough for me to capture a picture.  The birds here in Italy have the most annoying habit of being camera shy.

European Robin

Stone steps down, down, down.

Oranges nearly read for picking.

A quick walk of 300 odd steps led us down to the sea where we marvelled at the clear blue green water gently swelling over the rocks below the cliff.

Cathy and Trent with Positano in the background.

As we walked back up the steps to our restaurant for lunch a couple of kitties posed on a concrete step for a portrait.

La Brace turned out to be a great restaurant for our noon hour lunch stop.  Delicious pasta was plated at the table.

Cappuccinos and a chocolate dessert carried us into a wide ranging discussion of University funding and education.  The restaurant claimed ownership of a beautiful dog who adopted us as temporary family and walked all the way back to our hotel.  We gave him the temporary name of Brace (sounds like Brawchae) which is Italian for Grill since this restaurant is his home.

Brace leading us home.

After lunch we stopped at a most wonderfully decorated church.  We have been viewing the dome of this church for days always wondering what treasures it announced.

The floor was completely covered with colourful ceramic tiles in a style quite unlike other Italian churches we have seen.  The walls and ceilings held untold stories only hinted at by our casual observations.

Ceiling decorations with exquisite detail.

Back home we relax in uncharacteristic style with an afternoon to stare out at the foggy view where sea and sky unite in a thinly discernible line shattered by the occasional flash of lightning.