On our way out of Sienna a car pulls up as we are about to enter our car. The owner rolls down his window and says “Scusi. Piazza del Campa?” What the hell - an Italian asking me for directions? Well I stepped up to the plate and pointed out the direction and guess what? He got it. “Ah straito” and off they drove.
Made it to La Spezia no problem but google maps was worthless for the rest of the drive. We essentially were on tractor trails for about 10k but we recovered again with the help of an Italian gentleman who spoke zero English. It’s amazing how helpful pictograms can be. The drive was quite treacherous however. We honked the horn for every switchback we encountered. You really have to want to visit 5 Terre because it is remote and it takes a lot of work but it is an amazing mix of nature and man’s ability to coexist in rugged terrain. I digress. Finally walked through and met the greeter for our apartment and I use that word loosely. Maybe closet is more like it. We climbed 91 winding steps up and collapsed. Had an amazing dinner. OMG, I could eat a quart of the pesto by spoonfuls.
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