# 38
  .  .  .   and beyond  

Oct 2nd

The cruise ship was docked by 8 a.m. We were at a small island south west of the toe of Italy's boot.  For some reason I didn't order a cappuccino here, but there was a lot to see and do.  We opted for the local tourist bus trip around the island and hurried to get a seat on the upper deck.  (You get better pics when you don't have a roof.)










We stopped to visit a glass blowing factory on our way to the ancient walled city at the top of the mountain.  Once there, the bus driver had us all get off the bus, saying there would be another to take us back to the port in 20 minutes.  An hour and a half later, we flagged down a bus about three blocks away.  It took us back to the main city and then we literally ran back to the pier so we'd be on board by the specified time.

             Can you imagine what would happen if we didn't get back before the ship left?


Because we had some time to kill on the top of the mountain, we did a bit of shopping.  We got straw hats.  Yee haw!   Here's a double selfie while we sat on the end of our bed.  The whole wall was a mirror, so this was easy.