An aside to our trip itinerary. We received confirmation from our potential Lucca digs that we can stay there from November 3-20, at a negotiated reduced rate of 35 Euro per night (and with a small kitchen to use). We had another backup accomodation in Lucca for the time prior and called them and also received confirmation for October 22nd-29th. We now just figure out what to do from the 29th-3rd, when there are no accomodations in Lucca due to a comic book convention there. Always more logistics to figure out....
Today was a superb day of hiking. We too the train to Riomaggiore and began a hike, this time heading south toward our destination of Porto Venere. After 3k, it began to rain, and were were wondering if we should just abort the hike. But fortunately, there was a coffee house right there when it started. While there, the rain stopped, and we continued on. The hike was just stunning, with varied terrain of pines, chesnut trees, rock scrambling, and down a deep ascent with a stunning view of a medieval castle and another medieval ediface on the point. It was glorious to behold. Porto Venere was a quaint seaside harbour, where Lord Byron and other poets would spend their time. It was like a movie set for a pirate movie. We took the ferry back this time to Riomaggiore, where we caught the train to Levanto. In Levanto, we decided to splurge and have a Ligurian (the province of Cinque Terre) seafood dinner. We found a cute restaurant on a quiet side street.
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