We’re going to need a bigger boat!

This is the part of the trip where we look around our stateroom and say, “ok, hold the phone. There is no way we’ve purchased this much! Clearly our room steward has been using our cabin for storage! Or there is a squirrel loose on Deck 7!”

Honestly we really haven’t purchased all that much, but most of our acquisitions have been bulky items. Like wine glasses. And crèches. And the extra-large bath sheets stamped with the Oceania emblem (ok, just kidding about that last one but man, are they nice!) I did try to take the pair of complementary slippers, but when the Cash Cow saw them, she wisely pointed out that the space could be better allocated. We did, after all, buy lemoncello today 🙂

Everything is fine and wonderful until you get the letter from the Reception Desk telling you that your luggage must be packed, labeled, and in the hallway by 10:00pm or else. The Cash Cow’s carry-on is currently top-heavy and won’t stand up on its own (she swears that she didn’t steal any cutlery from the dinning room, but it wouldn’t be the first time. Two Holland America dinner forks did mysteriously appear in our kitchen drawer several years ago. Someone should really get the Little Calf into a 12-step klepto program ;)) I hope the suitcase is given a nice, quiet place to sleep it off  before tomorrow as we will be training it to Florence and will need everyone to be on his/her game!

Enjoyed our day in Capri and Sorrento immensely,  especially lunch, despite the fact that it was a sweltering day. The ferry ride over to Capri was lovely as was the open-air taxi we took from the pier to the mountaintop. The CC found a crèche made out of a ceramic lemon (so cute!) and I bought a little silver lemon for my charm bracelet.

In Sorrento, everything smells like citrus, and you can find just about any product your heart desires made out of lemons – soaps, perfumes, candles, sauces, candies, even risotto and pasta. Every other shop boasts its own brand of lemoncello, and every restaurant wants you to finish your lunch with a shot of it (it was VERY strong!) Garlic and peppers are also everywhere, hanging on doorways to protect houses from evil spirits. We saw a woman selling long braids of fresh garlic to passersby – no vampires to worry about here!

We sat and sipped the local wine over anti pasta and pizza in the Sorrento town square before heading back to the ship. I loved watching the dogs walk in and out of the restaurant with their owners, so well-behaved and so welcome. I think Cinnamon would love to be an Italian dog…except for the well-behaved part!

And just like that, the day was done, and tomorrow our cruise will be too. The CC and I agree that it’s been seven days of unexpected experiences, but while we’ve enjoyed ourselves, we are very much looking forward to being on our own again in Florence.

First item on the agenda tomorrow- tiramisu!!

Ciao for now,
The Calf