We have tried just about everything on our trip and few things have intimidated us. Driving the Amalfi Coast was biting off way more than we could chew. We had heard stories of tourists abandoning their cars along the route because they were so traumatized. We took the train to Sorrento and then bussed to Salerno via the Amalfi coastline with stops in Positano and Amalfi. Sitting on the bus was enough of an adventure with curves and cliffs like we'd never seen (well maybe in Nepal). Our driver used the horn constantly (every five seconds at least) for the entire ride as we kept driving around blind corners and into oncoming traffic on our mostly single lane road. These guys must get stress leave! At one point two seniors were standing at a blind corner just visiting away as the traffic tried to inch by them. At another point a trailer had stopped and was unloading horses with nowhere to go. Taking pictures was difficult as we were thrown left and right all through the trip.
Stopping in Positano gave us a breather and a chance to have a quick lunch. People who live on mountainsides are very adept at using every inch (or centimetre) possible. Street crews worked as traffic zoomed right by, concrete was carried up manually to construction sights, and children played wherever there was a patch of level ground (that usually meant the beach).
Amalfi was our second stop on the coast and we enjoyed wandering up and down (literally) the narrow streets as well as visiting the beautiful St. Andrew cathedral.
Our final stop was Salerno with its Christmas light displays which attract Italians and tourists from all over Europe. It was a great way to end our coastal adventure.
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