We got off the ship as soon as the ramp was in place at 8:00 am. We walked to the train station and purchased tickets to go to Pompeii to visit the city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It was a slow long train that made fifteen stops in about 12 miles. We got there without incident and went in and walked around the ruins for about 2 ½ hours. It was impressive to see the site of the excavation. It was a large city and most of the streets have been uncovered.
We then got back on the train and took it to the end of the line in Sorrento, a coastal town built on cliffs. We went down the steep road and steps to the waterfront and got our return tickets to Naples on the last ferry. With that taken care of (we did not want to miss our ship if the ferry was sold out), we went back up the hill and toured the old city.
The sites along the coast were quite spectacular.
While waiting for our ferry boat to arrive for our 4:30 pm boat ride back to Naples, it started to get cloudy. However, the weather gods were on our side, and it never rained. It was an enjoyable, but windy (had to sit outside for pictures, of course) 30 minute boat ride back to Naples, where we departed the ferry boat and headed back to the ship. It was another long, but fun day.
