Day 42 - Sicily to Calabria to Amalfi coast

Today we drove across all of sicily. West to east. Arriving in messina at about 2:00pm. We caught a ferry, that was clearly run by the mob, across the strait to Calabria. The ferry ride was about 20 minutes. Eastern sicily and calabria are extremely close at this spot. We drove up the very mountainous calabria and back into campagna. We took a left at Salerno and headed out to the Amalfi coast. These are the tightest roads we have driven on to date. Right on the cliffs these towns are heavily populated and very busy. As we drove the sun dipped below the horizon and made driving even more challenging. Arriving at Amalfi, the town, we found a hotel room right on the main square. A bit noisy but good for a quick one night stay. After giving our car to “the car man” we went across the square and had a couple of pizzas for dinner. The restaurant was directly below the church (or duomo), which was also built right into the rock. The rest of the town is made up of alley and tunnels that contain houses and stores.