Up until now, i hadn't been bothered by the fact that i'm essentially chasing the winter. But after pretty shitty weather in the gorgeous, picturesque province of Cinque Terre, i can't help but feel a little disappointment. Having said that, there were brief promises of sunshine, and even the rain and the cold couldn't hide the fact that this collection of 5 towns, each within walking distance, is one of the most incredible places in the world. The walk took about 7hrs, taking us from town 1 all the way to town 5 across the coast: starting in the first town, Riomaggiore.
All i have to do is get back there in the summertime to really take advantage of the transparent waters and long beautiful walks.
Literally a hole-in-the-wall shop in the middle of the track where a guy was selling freshly squeezed lemonade, lemoncello and wine
lauren, sounds like you are having a great time. lily and i were there in the summer, weather was nice, but filled with so many people. you probably had lots of trail time with the solitude for yourself. when rob and i traveled for our year, we too had winter at our heals (and on our heads) all the way to israel and it was even cold and wet there as well.
ReplyDeletelily berrin posted me your blog page so i could see your pics. i was so happy to have had the chance to meet you in los angeles this summers end. stay well and keep writing.
susanne (lily's mom_