Howdy folks! This update is going to be about a day and a half of update. We actually have to go to an internet café in order to update the blog (totally worth it), but we just can’t do it as often. So here it goes in bullet list format:
- Arrived in Cinque Terre and it is, in fact, beautimous! Cinque Terre is made up of 5 separate towns all along the coast of Italy. They span about 9km total. We found our hostel and the manager showed us where we were staying. We diligently followed him up about a thousand stairs with our heavy backpacks on and finally arrived at the most precious place. It’s basically like a mini-apartment. We have a big bedroom with a window that you can see the ocean right out of, our own bathroom with the weirdest tub and no curtain, and another little twin bed by the entry way. Plus, we have a kitchen right across from our room that is fully furnished and we have access to that as well. Legit!
- After unpacking we each got a corona and pesto pizza and relaxed at an outside table. Then we changed into our bathers and headed down to the beach for some more relaxation. The beach here is all rocks, so we found a great flat rock down by the water and enjoyed the sunshine. I was antsy to get in the water, so we swam around a bit and we can officially say that we have have swam in the Mediterranean Sea, which I think is pretty cool.
- Spark notes on the rest of the evening: showers, changing, dinner looking over the ocean with the soccer game on in the background, and then just chit-chattin in bed for another 2 hours. Good first day!
- This morning we woke up around 8:15am, got ready for the day, and made a delicious breakfast consisting of toast and jam and fruit. Oh and hot tea too! It was so fun to be able to make our own breakfast for once. It was a good way to start the day.
- Next to conquer was the infamous Cinque Terre hike that spans across all 5 towns in the mountains looking over the ocean. So off we went…and my lordy it’s a tough hike! Most people just go from one town to the next via the path or something…but no, we did the entire thing. If I counted how many stairs we went up I think my head would burst. It was challenging, but absolutely beautiful along the way and each town was so unique. The hike is 9km long and is supposed to take about 5 hours. We did it in 3 and a half hours. Anyways, I really can’t explain how amazing it was. Personally, it was my favorite thing that we have done thus far on this entire trip.
- So we went from Riomaggiore to Monterosso, which is where the biggest beach is. Monterosso was hip and hoppin with tourists. It was your typical beach filled with chairs and umbrellas that you had to rent out. So we got there and ate lunch. Sidenote: I actually was able to get a turkey sandwich! I can’t tell you how much I just want some chicken or turkey. But it is very rare. Everything is seafood or ham, and if you know me you know that I don’t like either. Struggle. Ok, back to the story, after lunch we rented out some chairs on the pebbley beach and fell asleep for a bit. Lo was out cold for about an hour and while she was napping I frolicked in the super clear water. It was glorious. We did some reading, more napping, it rained a bit, and then hopped on a train back to our town.
- And that’s everything so far! Lo and I just showered (trust me, we needed it!) and we are about to head to do some laundry (also very needed). I think the rest of the night we are just going to chill and probably just bring some food and wine down to the rocks by the water and eat dinner. Sounds like a good plan right?
We miss you friends! Talk to you when we can!
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