Sestri Levante and Cinque Terre

We left Savona, (where I watched the Hawks loose to Geelong for the 11th successive time) and camped at Sestri Levante, a few train stops north west of the Cinque Terre National Park which would be our destination the next day.  After successive days with temperatures above 30 degrees we were getting used to the obligatory trip to the beach. The local haunt even provided decent sand and shade. Kudos.

Taryn

Italian Bam Bam

The bay of Silence

Me

The next day we took the train to Cinque Terre     with little info other than "a stretch of spectacular Italian coastline". We're so igorant. First stop Riomaggiore. 

Then after a slight miscommunication about validating and a run in with the train conductor, Monterosso.

After lunch we had a choice between beer, beach or ferry. Beer won (but we did get to the beach after beer). I really wanted to get to Vernazza though as some photos I'd seen looked amazing. So at about 7pm we caught the train 3 minutes down the line and went to dinner at a local pizzeria. The pizza was bloody good and the wine was welcome. And the view didn't disappoint. 

We both fell asleep on the train home and the hill to the campsite was not kind to cycle but it really was a great day. 

Next stop; Pisa.