15,500
steps, should count as 28,000 for steps actually walked because of
the ups and downs
On
advice from others we decided to go with a guide to Path of the Gods,
a beautiful walking hike with fantastic views. We had heard it was
difficult to find where to start the walk, and different routes are
available so a guide would be helpful. We found a tour that would
take us on the family route, I have no idea what a family route is,
but what we did wasn't exactly what I thought.
We
started off with a 1 hour drive from Sorrento to Bomerano, that was
to cover 35 KM, yes lots and lots of twisty roads. As we were
driving to Bomerano the traffic coming into Sorrento was absolutely
crazy, and it is not even tourist season yet. I cannot imagine it
here during the summer. I know the AIRBNB where we are staying more
than doubles in price in the summer to what we are paying.
A
quick stop in Bomerano at the town square to visit a coffee shop for
a bathroom break, then a 5 minute drive to the entrance to the park
where we will start our hike.
Right
from the start we knew this was going to be amazing. The views are
great pretty much from the 1st minute. The stairs also
pretty much start from the first minute. There were 8 of us with our
guide, all of us Canadians except one woman from Wales. We were a
great group, no one was in a big rush so we took lots of time and had
lots of rest stops. Our guide picked wild herbs for us to smell, not
much better than this. Lots of goats at the beginning of the hike,
goats milk cheese is famous in this region.
We
are on a loop for our hike, the first half is along the top part. We
see a couple of little towns down below, lots of beautiful mountain
drops into the water. The stairs are not even stairs, some I would
call made for giants. We were all given a hiking pole at the
beginning that came in very handy for everyone.
We
had some beautiful views of Positano, which is a small town on the
Amalfi Coast. We will be visiting here later in the week. We come
to the section where you decide whether you will be going to
Positano, or turn around to do the bottom half of our loop. Our
group was doing the bottom half of the loop. From what we understood
this eliminates about 1000 steps and 3 km of walking on the main road
with traffic. We understood we saw all the amazing views already.
On the lower part of the loop we stopped at a shepherds hut for some
wine, cheese, tomatoes and bread, and just a nice break. Lots of
visiting with the other walkers with us. It is so quite right now we
are the only group that we see, and maybe another 20 hikers all
together on the 3.5 hours we were out walking.
Back
to the van and another stop at a little bar to use the bathroom and
get a coffee or snack. A fantastic day, everyone made the full loop,
even the 82 year old woman that was with us, she did amazing. She
had hiked so many places all around the world including Newfoundland,
she was great.
Van
drive back to Sorrento and the 3 of us walk up to the train station
to get some tickets for tours for the next couple of days. 2 more
full days booked, then we will spend our last day around Sorrento
before we move on.
Out for supper at Franco Pizzeria, which we have heard from 2 people now
has the best pizza in town. Lucky for us it is directly across the
street from our apartment. Supper done, let games night begin so we
don't fall asleep on the couch at 8PM.
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Path of the gods sign |
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where the baby goats were kept |
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donkeys and mules are the only way to move things including grapes to town |
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Abandon farm house |
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Kilin |
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Praiano |
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Amazing view |
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A mixture of flat and ups and downs |
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San Domenico convent |
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Positano |
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Some of the twisty road that follows the shore |
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Positano |
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A couple of spots where people rock climb |
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The Shepard house where we stopped for a smacks and local wine |
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Great views |
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No wine shall be left behind |
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The kitchen |
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A bone for the bell ringing |
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Lots of wine terraces |
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Some stairs were good others mmmm |
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This man played and sang an Italian song for us |
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Our hiking group |
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One last picture |
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Spritz time |
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Our 4 season pizza |
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