Day 4 - Part A

Followed the same plan as yesterday and hit the trail before all the other travelers.  You see it is Germany’s holiday month and 5 Terre is swarming with those of Germanic descent.  Much different than the Italians.  Uptight and generally a little constipated.  Anyway we finished the tour of the 5 towns today.  Between Corniglia and Manarola the trail is out because of multiple rock slides so we took a train to Manarola and fished the walk on the Via del Amore to Riomaggore.  Splendor is inadequate to describe the cliffs and crystal clear azure waters.  Completed the afternoon with a boat trip back to Vernazza and a dip in the Med.  Water temperature much like the Great Lakes but you just gotta do some things.  Sitting on Mike’s Terrace having some more of the local white wine and swatting the enormous black flies away.  As for now need to depart for a shower and post what I have written.  Sorry for the delay but internet access is a bit tricky as are the 91 steps down and up.