I was also exhausted from traveling already. While my hostel was very nice, clean, and safe, the halls echoed a lot and I spent the night before listening to someone throw up in the bathroom down the hall. So I was a little behind on sleep!
I got to Cinque Terre and arrived at my hostel in Corniglia without problems. They were cleaning so I was only able to lock up my bag and begin my day of hiking! Then I started to hike to the next town and the trail was closed so I had to buy a train ticket to even get there. I was very annoyed since I had already paid for a ticket to be able to hike all the trails. So far the trip was not going well...
I wandered around the next two towns and began to take pictures. At this point on the trip, I had a million pictures of pretty things, statues, buildings etc. Traveling alone means few silly/fun pictures of you and your family or friends. I decided that this was going to change! This meant that I was became extremely good friends with the self-timer on my camera! All I can say is that I believe I was very entertaining to all my fellow tourists as they hiked.
I can't put into words how beautiful Cinque Terre is. There is a beautiful smell that engulfs all of the trails. The cliffs, vineyards, villages, and ocean leave nothing left to desire. It is truly and amazing place. I would completely go back to swim and hike more! There are trails throughout the hills and along the ocean. I did the ones along the ocean but I am sure that the views and hikes from other places are amazing as well!
I played a game with friends once where the photographer would say something and then we would react to the phrase (example: A monkey is chasing you up a banana tree) as they took the picture. It is actually quite entertaining! I high recommend playing the game. Anyway, I had this game in my head as I began my 5th day travels alone. It entertained me immensely!
What most of the villages looked like. Colorful houses with lots of personality!
It looked like the sun was setting all day
And then there is my photo shoot! When I reached Montorosso my entire day turned around. I was standing in the ocean and everything was perfect! Then my beach photo shoot began!
Didn't get far enough from the camera in this shot!
My first attempt at a jumping picture! I was pretty impressed with myself.
Fortunately for everyone walking by I didn't stop trying!
I am literally running back and forth from my camera every 10 seconds.
Perfection!
We ended with another great one!
It was then time to conquer the rock!
View from the top
The color all ocean water should be! So pretty!!
Then I started to hike again.
See the beach in the distance? That is where I was! Sooo many stairs were climbed!
Getting a bit hot!
Then it started to rain. And I mean pour. I slowly put my layers back on..Finally reaching the next town.
If you look at these pictures closely you can see that I am, in fact, drenched. My sweatshirt weighed a ton!
Rain!
Got back to my hostel and took a warm shower. I met another girl from Australia in my Hostel. We ate dinner together and shared some great conversation. We met a Corniglia (the village I was staying in) native and talked to him for the rest of the night. It seemed that most people in the area made their own wine and had a love/hate relationship with the tourist season. It was the perfect ending to my solo Italy trip!
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