Piratical Shore

Amalfi, Italy, May 1984. It's not a welcoming spot, but it makes for a nice drive.

Photo Shoot

When we arrived at the Hotel San Pietro, photographers from a magazine were staging a fashion shoot. It seemed so exciting.

Positano, Italy, May 1984. The hotel lobby was somewhat overwhelming.

*     *     *     *     *

Positano, Italy, May 1984. The hotel overlooks the Amalfi Coast.

*     *     *     *     *

Positano, Italy, May 1984. There was a lot of staging going on on the terrace.

*     *     *     *     *

Positano, Italy, May 1984. After the photographers finished their work, one of them offered to take my picture.

Vintage Village

Amalfi Coast, May 1984. Hamlets like this one dot the Amalfi Coast. Many of them were pirate lairs.

Remember when 17 politicians ran in the primaries?

That was in 1976. One of the candidates was Terry Sanford, a former North-Carolina Governor and President of Duke University. He later served in the United States Senate.

Sanford also served as chair of the ITT International Fellowship Committee. Sanford and his wife, Margaret, toured southern Italy with the American recipients of the 1983-1984 fellowship.

When I met Governor Sanford, I did not know who he was. During the trip, I learned he was a true gentleman. He was kind in spirit, thoughtful, and buoyant.

Positano, Italy, May 1984. This was a memorable meal: spaghetti with cuttlefish and squid.

Sea Blue

Amalfi Coast, Italy, May 1984. It's deeper than it looks.

A Different Location

Positano, Italy, May 1984. The "Cortina d'Ampezzo Butcher Shop" is nowhere near the Alps.

Scenic Drive

Amalfi, Italy, May 1984. I stopped briefly in Amalfi on my way to Positano.

It's the one-hundredth post.

This was one of the nicest days. It was May, I was living in Italy, I was traveling the Amalfi Coast, and I had just eaten one of my best meals of my young life at the Hotel San Pietro di Positano. I was in my twenties, and promise was what I saw ahead of me.

Positano, Italy, May 1984. Positano holds second place for me as the spot of the greatest natural, physical beauty that I have visited.