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Carmen Wise |
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Amalfi Coast by Vespa
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It was only a drive of 40 kilometers but we had left at 8:00 and didn’t get home until almost 9 that evening. That’s how slow it is driving over the convoluted Amalfi Coastline Highway. Yet it was an easy day of touristing. We hopped on and off as we pleased. We enjoyed several cappuccino stops. We had leisurely walks up and down the streets of picturesque towns and along the beaches. We saw great treasures of art, perfectly groomed gardens, grand estates, met friendly folk, and came home safe and sound and filled with memories that will last a lifetime. We couldn’t help but feel a bit smug, however. Especially as we wove our way around the huge cumbersome tour buses that creaked and groaned around the bends of the road. Or as we flew in and out of our stops and parking spots along the towns and attractions. And it was great fun to wave to people along the way as we sped along from place to place. It was so easy! Somehow all the sights and sounds were much more up close and personal than they would have been on a bus or even by car. Scooting along the Costa Amalfi on a Vespa is the only way to travel.
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Carmen Wise caught the travel bug at an early age.
Not quite two and she was already on a plane to Peru where she lived for
the next eight years with her American father and Peruvian mother.
As an adult, she met and married Mike, an equally travel happy gentleman
and with him lived and visited in Thailand and the Philippines, traveled
throughout South East Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and later England,
Amsterdam, and Italy. Every year she and Mike venture forth, often
to Mexico in the springtime. For Carmen one of the greatest pleasures
and challenges of traveling is learning the local language. She
thinks of them as puzzles that just need to be figured out. She
also loves meeting new people in their own element. Mike's and Carmen's
home is filled with treasured souvenirs that help them recall many
exciting adventures as they traveled, nothing fancy, just charming items
that are precious only to them. Carmen believes there is
nothing like living life out of a suitcase. And now writing about
it.
You can reach her here at her web site: |
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We stopped at
only one place on the way back as we were anxious not to be caught on the
highway after dark. This was at a wonderful ceramic factory, a show room
of magnificent vases, plates, tables, and many other pieces of artistic as
well as practical value. Another middle-aged couple was there. They had
arrived in a little rented car, with hired driver. They saw us put our
helmets on and get ready to hop on the bike again. The woman
squealed," Now, that’s the way to go! I am so jealous!" We
waved at them as we roared off down the road back to Sorrento.
