The Coconino sun., 1925-06-05
Naples

L
S Naturally we spoke of Pompei first
because Vesuvius made it famous, but
in coming up along the Mediterranean
through the Straits of Messina Italy
was on one side and we could look
over into Mussolini's mountains, and
into Sicily OH the other. Passing
through here we stumbled en- to
Stromboli sending up smoke and few
flames, standing. as a sort of an outer
guard for Vesuvius, suppose.
The next morning we were docked
at Napoli. There were two k ngs
there theE. The other one was King
George of England and his wife. Their
yacht was next door but one to US,
with gunboat between. There was
also a gunboat on the other side of
the kings yacht On the sides of
these destroyers was inscribed D-GS
and D-69. He had moved his floating
hotel down here for a few days out
ing and brought his shooting equip
ment along in case he saw any big
game. Our coming down here so
simultaneous like had no political
significance, though the very next day
there was political demonstration
of the "Facistas," local /. w. W. or
ganization to WHICH neither of us be-
longed, so we consequently took no
part
On our next day off we took trip
to Capri and visited the Blue Grotto.
Capri is a small carbuncle of an IS
land some 20 miles or more from
Naples, consequently we boated oven
to it in couple hours or more, pass
ing the little city of Sorrento, another
good sized landing place, where Ca
ruso died and Marion Crawford had a
castle with its roots sunk into the sea-
4 The Blue Grotto' is a hole in the
wall just big enough for a canoe to
go through with all hands lying down
in the boat. It's a small place and
dark as pocket when you first row
in. As your boat turns around, get
ting the light from the opening out al
sea, the water takes on beautiful
aquamarine color, looking clear as
crystal. The boatmen crowded in and
started mob-like yell as they pad
I died around in the cave, or grotto
which echoed and reeehoed. AL
+ seemed relieved when the little slsift
4 skeeted out through the narrow oIen-
! ing again, into the sunshine.
A flock of advance statesmen and
I ladies gathered about with beat loads
of coral beads and stuff to sell. The
bigger boat picked US up from the
skiff and took us back to the little
city of Capri, built up--built almost
straight UPON the side of the cliffs
A 4nn1y fr
! the main plateau of the quaint stone
! village, where more beads, baskets
canes and cameras confronted oul
/ frantic band of international shoppers
We had lunch at the leading hotel
/ Wine was served here, which is quite
common in this country.
! The boatmen here, probably hearing
1 of .baksheesh" in India and how easy
money is made by American tourists
/ insisted on "macaron"- of which
| indicates "gimme"-before they land.
ed us on the boat. Our gang hao
learned the word gimme" in II diff
ferent languages, also the individual
touch in several countries, consequent.
by advised the garlicer to row on OF
we'd scuttle the boat. He rowed, fear
4 ing to lose ms boat.
Along down the points on these is
! lands are little stone fortressese built
there a few hundred years ago by the
resident folks who had become ex-
tremely fatigued and considerably dis
tressed financially by pirates wht
came along periodically to collec1
fittings, also to garrote few inof.
fensiye natives. These little forts
were not numbered, consequently
couldn't get any data from the loca
guide book about bloody battles they
had pulled off.
The little island of Capri seemed :
mountain of white rock, with steel
cliffs reaching straight up from the
sea. Hotels were pasted along the
| top, with lifts" to hoist customers
up from the narrow landing place tx
1 the level of the hotels. Little tunne
openings could be seen all along the
steep sides Of the solid rock cliffs,