What a fun day! The walks between the 5 towns here are very popular with some rugged and beautiful scenery.
After a breakfast of coffee and warm marmalade filled croissant, Mark Laureen and I headed towards Riomaggiore with Michelle & Steve about 10 min behind us.


We had lots of laughs along the way and Mark remembered a photo of me at a cafe on a cliff from when I was last here and was keen to see where it was.


After about 30 mins of strolling and stopping to take in the views we arrived at the Riomaggiore end of the path and at THE cafe. We planned on another coffee, as it was now about 10:15 but then figured we needed to celebrate.... and a glass of Prosecco was the only way.

After a whiling away nearly an hour we headed in to Riomaggiore passing Michelle & Steve on their way home! Of course we recommended they stop for a drink when they passed the cafe.
There towns are so beautiful... and living in this relatively remote place would pose many challenges for things we take for granted. As the streets are often very tight or are just a set of stairs everything has to be carried or carted in and out. There are one or two rubbish collection depots per town and all household rubbish has to be taken there.

We spent a good couple of hours then stopped at THE cafe again on our way back, this time for a delicious Panini with prosciutto, buffalo mozzarella and tomato.... and a local beer.


The rest of the day was spent chatting and hanging out together in the lounge and balcony of the main building. This time Mark and I are across the lane in a larger room with a kitchen.


This came in handy and after watching the sunset together we gathered at our place for pasta, salad, wine, limoncello and chocolate. For those who haven’t tried limoncello, imagine lemon meringue pie in a glass.... and 30% proof!! Bloody delicious.
It was a great night! We laughed and laughed......



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