Cinque Terre Holidays

These last two days in Cinque Terre have been like a dream. Day 1 we spent lounging on the beach in Monterosso. It was a quite day that ended in an evening feast of pasta and bread. We made it ourselves and washed it down with limoncello. Yum!

This morning, Nicole and I said goodbye to Heather for she is heading up to London to catch her flight home. She seemed confident and ready to go home. We headed out to Monterosso so we could hike back to our town. The predicted hiking time was 5 hours, not including break time in cities. We took about 6.5 hours total, and loved every minute of it.

The first leg was mainly going up steps...lots of them. It is known as the difficult leg, but we consoled ourselves by reminding ourselves that it would be easier from then on. It was probably the most beautiful and rewarding leg of the hike. The second leg was almost as grueling as the first, but more so for difficult terrain and the need for food and beer. When we finally arrived in Corneglia we had fabulous foccoicia, beer and chocolate. We were very content.

The last two legs of the trip we a breeze after the first 2 tough ones. With full bellies we walked to Manrola then finally Rioggimiore. It was a wonderful day. We both ended up a little burned, but felt a great sense of accomplishment. It was one of the most memorable days on this trip so far for me.

Our evening ended with cooking a fabulous pesto pasta and a garlic bread worthy of warding off all the vampires on the contienent. Tomorrow we head to Rome where we are going to spend two nights before heading to Pompeii. Goodnight all.

Emilie