"The Five Lands" - I was really looking forward to this.

I met Kaz there too.

First of all I had to check in and I was rooming with Anna again.
It was a great apartment with a full kitchen and a bathroom with a bath.

Riomaggiore--- "lovely coloured buildings and tiny boats"

Riomaggiore - and the town was gorgeous!!
Lots of lovely coloured buildings and tiny boats.

I went and met Karen at a coffee shop - it was nice to have a good catch up.

Riomaggiore----Tanya having a swim--

We then got some lunch and hit the beach - or rocks!! - by the port.
We baked and swam until it was time to get ready for dinner.

Riomaggiore-----Tanya and Karen---

......and "our favourite wine"-- Brown Brothers Tarrango - including reviews

Karen had been here a few days already so she booked us a great restuarant near the water.
I had pesto of course - Cinque Terre is where pesto originated.
Dinner was great and Karen had brought our favourite wine - Brown Brothers Tarrango - all the way from London so we shared the bottle down by the water front.
Then we went to the bar for a few drinks and then it was goodbye - again!!
We thought Barcelona was it but we managed another one - this one was a lot less emotional too.

Manarola--- (two photos) The City ---------One of the streets

The "beach" and coastline------------Tanya and the City

It was a bit cloudy the next day so I caught the train to Manarola - the second of the Five Towns.
I was staying in Riomaggiore which was the first of the Five
I found a great pizza/foccacia shop and had lunch by the water.
The town was again gorgeous!!

The path--- Storm clouds--- "The Lovers" (two photos)

I walked back to Riomaggiore along Via Dell'Amore - the Walk of Love.

Riomaggiore--------------- Cats around the City

"I looked around the City"---------------

---------------------Tanya enjoying it all

Then I looked around the city when I got back - as I have said, it is a gorgeous place!!
I had a coffee and then cooked myself some dinner.

Sunset in Riomaggiore---------

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-------------------------......and Tanya watching

I went and watched the sunset with Kerry and Craig who were sharing our apartment.
It was gorgeous - again!!

Riomaggiore--- Anna, Josh, Tanya, Steve, Kerry and Craig

Josh-------- Steve-------- Kerry and Josh

......and Craig and Tanya (two photos)

We got a few bottles of wine but no one had a bottle opener so we just pushed the corks in - that was the brain wave of Josh and Steve, two young Aussie boys who were also in the apartment.
We made a night of it - it was great fun and we all got on very well.

Craig, Kerry, Josh and Steve all left the next day and were gone before me and Anna woke up - needless to say we were a little bit slow.
They had left us notes of their email addresses which was sweet.
The new roomies had arrived.

I headed off to Monterosso, the Fifth Town.
This is the beach that has sand and is a bit resorty with its sunbeds.
I got a sunbed and chilled out for the day.

I got the train back and cooked dinner before doing a bit of reading.

View x	The shore line	The City of Corniglia	"Lots of stairs!!!"	Tanya and the view
View looking back x	A street in Corniglia	The City of Corniglia	View	A three wheel car
The track	Tanya and the view	View	Tanya and The City of Corniglia x	The Cities of Corniglia and Manarola
View	Tanya and the view	The City of Vernazza	Tanya and The City of Vernazza x	The track
The City of Vernazza (two photos) x	The City of Vernazza	The City of Vernazza	The track	The track and view
Tanya, the track and the view (includes a message for Mummy!!) x	Tanya, the track and the view (includes a message for Mummy!!)	The track and view	The track	The track and view
The City of Monterosso	Tanya at Monterosso	Tanya at Monterosso	The beach in Monterosso	The beach in Monterosso

Today was Walk Day - the walk between Riomaggiore and Monterosso was twelve kilometres along the coast and up cliffs and is apparently very famous.
It took me about four-and-a-half hours and that was stopping to take photos and chat and catch my breath!
The smells were amazing - lots of herby smells.
And the people I passed on the way were very friendly.
There were lots of hard-core walkers with their walking poles and spring shoes too - I don't think it made it any easier but they certainly looked like they knew what they were doing.

I was pretty stuffed by the time I got to the end so I took the train back and had an easy afternoon.

I got up and walked to Corniglia, the Third Town, the next day.
On my way through yesterday I had seen a mortar and pestle that I wanted to buy.
You make pesto in it and I was in the home of pesto!

I walked back to Manarola and had lunch by the water then walked back to Riomaggiore and spent the afternoon at the beach with Nicky and Liz from Busabout before another quite night.

My last full day here and I sunbaked in the morning.

Manarola--- "I then walked up to Manarola for lunch"

Near Riomaggiore-----The bar where Tanya sat--

......and the view she had--

I then walked up to Manarola for lunch and then I sat at a lovely bar overlooking the water near Riomaggiore - I wrote a list of my photos while I was sitting there.

I swam some more and baked a bit too.
It was lovely - the water is just gorgeous!!

Sunset in Riomaggiore---------------------

Tanya and the sunset--- --------- "it was the best by far!!"

......and the City at night

I had dinner and then I went and watched my last sunset - it was the best by far!!

I packed and did some journal writing.

The last morning was a lazy one - up late and then down for a coffee before taking the train to La Spezia where the bus picks us up.

A postcard from Tanya--- "Six glorious days and nights!!!"

Cinque Terre was so relaxing - the perfect place for six nights - the longest stop on my trip.

It was a place to sleep late and take it easy - which I did!!