Cinque Terre Day 3

My last morning in CT was pretty chillaxing (actual word - look it up). I basically just bounced between the ocean and the room in between glasses of Wine.

Greg had a bit of a adventure though. He was going to go to Monterosso (the most developed terre) to see about getting a new digital camera. Upon getting to the train station though, he learned the railroads were on strike. It's not a huge deal though b/c there are also ferries, but on getting to Monterosso he learned the ferries were going on lunch break - which is not a short break. So after 2 hours in Monterosso he learned that there was going to be one train back to Manarola and fortunately got to it on time.

Once he got back we met up at headed to a local wince shop we'd seen on the main drag. I picked out 3 CT wines, 2 Chiantis, and another red the storekeeper recommended to ship home. I have to leave tomorrow, but the flavor is going to last a bit longer.

After some more of the best pizza of all tie, we spent the rest of the day in the surf. The swell was definitely the largest we'd seen our entire time there. If there was a normal beach, the break likely would have been about 4-6 feet. This did make for interesting currents and breaks over the rocks in the Manarola bay. We spent the afternoon climbing and swimming between the rocks while the swell kept the currents very interesting. We also met some Americans who were on their honeymoon and a group of Irish who'd been in Rome. They said it was incredible, but over 100 degrees every day! No thinks. I'll come back to Italy in the Spring someday (soon...).

Reluctantly, we ended our final swim and headed back to the room to get cleaned up for dinner. We had another excellent meal with a few bottles of wine and met a couple from Atlanta that we talked baseball with for a while. As the meal was winding down the owner came by and informed the couple their table had been reserved and they had to clear out to get it ready. I get that it's reserved, but shouldn't you not seat it if there's a chance you may have to kick out the current customers. That was kinda messed up, but oh well. The guy ended up seeing us later and pulled out his blackberry to check the baseball standings (Dodgers leading the NL West- woo!) which was pretty cool.

After our meal we went back to the bar we'd been at the last two nights and this time bought a few bottles of beer and took them down to the waterfront. There's a courtyard where a bunch of people were hanging out and we just tried to hang on to every last second in Cinque Terre.

There's no doubt I'll be back someday.