True.
As our third full day in Cinque Terre, we decided to scope out all the beaches so we could make an informed decision on which we felt was the best. Although Monterossa is supposed to be the “resort” of the five towns, we would like to vote it our least favorite. Vernazza, our favorite town, has a great swimming area, giant waves, and what we like to call some Italian wave-jumping-climbing sport. However, our favorite spot was just two towns away in Manerola. It has the best deep water swim area, rocky coves, and great cliffs to jump off.
True or False: Kristen got stung by a jelly-fish.
True.
In the giant waves off the Vernazza coast, we were swimming with the pros. Literally. This is the Italian wave-jumping-climbing sport place. There’s a big drop off where we see a group of people just jump out into the giant wave pool. Do we go? Of course. While Noelle is attempting to join in on this new sport (which really means swimming with the wave until it comes crashing against the wall, at which point you grab hold of the ledge and climb up before the wave sucks you back down… it’s all in the timing… which I never quite figured out) Kristen is out drifting in the vast waves, keenly observing Noelle’s attempts, when the poor girl gets injected by something! We swim around to the rocky shore… which is supposed to be the “safe” place to get out. However, it’s around a corner, so when these waves come crashing against the rocks, it really creates a giant vacuum and you are dragged away from this “safe exit”…. So we really felt more beat up just by trying to get out. Turns out, Kristen had a line of bumps that was spreading. We went into a pizza place (that we have frequented two days in a row) and asked our friend if there were jellyfish in the area. He said yes, but no worries if it doesn’t sting. Oh, well, it stings… Luckily he had some lovely cream to put on the spots, and Kristen is up and running again.
True or False: We may eat pizza and gelato a lot.
True again.
Every day we would like to admit that we have had our share of Italian pizza and gelato. We may as well also admit that if we don’t like the gelato, we are not afraid to go somewhere else, just to satisfy our craving. We’ve been in Italy almost a week. I think we know what constitutes good gelato.
Top flavors: Bacio (chocolate hazelnut), Chocolate (We like to compare who has the best), Straciotella (Italian original), Mint Chocolate (Kristen’s personal fave), and Lemon (I like to try them all because Italy is known for it’s lemon groves).
Most Disappointing: Nutella. The real stuff is better, no need to make it into a gelato flavor.
The best part about gelato is that you get to choose at least three flavors! So we get quite the variety in every gelato experience.
Here’s a little picture update:
A little bridge on the Cinque Terre hike:
The view from the trail:
A view of the Vernazza coast:
Whistling while “sittin on the dock of the bay…”
The Rocky Coast:
Tonight we are going out for a little dinner… strolling around these towns. The best part is that we can go to dinner in one town, gelato in the next. It’s quite lovely. Tomorrow we head to Florence, where we will be couch surfing.
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