And now to continue my Nose Cold on the Amalfi Coast story...So, I develop a cold yesterday as we arrive in Sorrento. Real congested, blowing my nose a lot, head feeling heavy, etc. And today we planned to travel, by bus, to a number of the cites in the area---Positano, Amalfi and Ravelo. Beautiful, colorful little towns built into the mountainsides with beaches below. Youve seen the pictures. We wanted to see them up close. So, Im a Boy Scout be prepared kinda guy and because I have the head cold and the weathers been a bit chilly and windy here, I layer the clothing pretty good. Well, we get out to the bus stop and its as beautiful out as can be. 70 degrees, sunny, no wind. Okay, I figure, Ill just peel off layers as needed. We get on the bus. It holds about 40 seats and theyre all taken. So, we stand. And the bus is hot. And then we start driving. Up the road to the top of the hill. Its a winding road. Constantly winding.. With short, hairpin turns. Lots of em. We get to the top of the hill and we start our descent. And theres more winding. Its about a 25 minute drive to our first stop---Positano. For the first 10 minutes, between the head cold, the heat and the winding road, Im getting queasy and Im sweating like Im in the middle of spin class. At 15 minutes, my stomach is turning upside down and I dont know if Im gonna vomit or soil my pants. At 20 minutes, I started to feel a sort of numbness travel up my body to my head and I thought I was gonna pass out. I desperately needed to sit down. The bus driver allowed me to sit on the stairs at the entrance of the bus. Smart move. I practiced taking deep breaths and not looking out the window. I also took off every piece of clothing I could without getting arrested for indecent exposure. We finally got to Positano, I immediately found a bathroom and, well, lets just say I started to feel much better. I did NOT join everybody on the bus to the next two towns. I caught my own bus and headed back to the hotel where, well, lets just say I found another bathroom and started to feel even better. I think Ill skip the gelato tonight.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:01:10 +0000
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