Day 6 - Lazy Day in Monterosso

Ciao! Jason is running back to our room for an umbrella and has left me in the lobby of our hotel to post our daily account. Another rainy day here, so we are happy we chose to hike yesterday...can't wait to post our pictures!

We slept in late this morning and enjoyed a nice breakfast out on the terrace overlooking the bright blue Ligurian Sea (it wasn't raining and was actually reasonably sunny at 9:30 a.m.). Then we decided we'd go ahead and do some laundry here (we're at the halfway point now!), so we took a couple of books and relaxed awhile. A couple hours later, we left with sweet-smelling clothes - ready for another week of use!

We enjoyed a nice lunch at Ristorante Miky with some very tasty pasta dishes. Jason actually ate something with FISH (a sea bass ravioli with a tomato cream sauce) - and he LIKED it! I had spaghetti alle vongole (spaghetti with clams). The olive oil was also quite good.

We had intended to take a ferry ride to a neighboring village this afternoon, but the rides were canceled this morning (likely due to the impending weather). So we strolled around town window shopping and enjoying the atmosphere.

It's raining fairly steadily now, but we will head out for dinner soon and try to take in as much of this beautiful coastal scenery as we can. (I know I am going to miss the waves...) The area is so colorful and unique. I keep commenting on the houses, the little alleys, the stone arches...there's just so much character in everything. We hope our pictures will help convey this better than our words can.

Tomorrow, we're off to Florence, and with luck, we will be able to supply pictures for the past few days. With only a couple of days to spend there, we will likely be on our feet a lot - so it's nice that today has been a take-it-easy kind of day. Buona sera!