OK, I read and read so many posts, watched so many youtube videos, it's just not worth my time or my kid to sit in the van for nine hours and not be able to enjoy the trip while risking getting car sick too. So I went back and looked at your suggestions for a ferry ride to Positano, or maybe to Amalfi coast. Going there as @euro cruiser had mentioned could be done via ferry but coming back has to be done via the train. It's a really hard decision to make, maybe I pick a closer destination with great scenery, no ruins or volcano. Something like Capri, Sorrento maybe? Any suggestions?