PORTOVENERE, Cinque Terre June 5 2008
Again, it keeps getting better. After a relaxing afternoon wondering around Portovenere, Italy I declared to the captain,"this is the most perfect village I have ever been to and I don’t want to leave”. He assumed I had meet someone and fallen in love, but it is just how great this spot is. A tiny village where the fishing boats pull right up to the buildings and sell fresh fish every morning. Just next to the boat, the Doria cafe opens early for coffee and stays open late for wine and sells gelato and focacia all day- what else could you need in life? a tourist website with good photos: http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/liguria/portovenere.html
If you ever get there i recommend the Hotel Genio, it is part of the castle, has a cute in-house bar that doubles as the reception desk, and sweet cats. http://www.hotelgenioportovenere.com/ in that hotel bar i met two couples that were sailing around the world, the younger couple (maybe 40's?) were from Kansas and the older (70's or more) were from Scotland. the two couples always plan to meet up in random ports, they have been doing it for 10 years.
They are living my dream. i hope to run into them again soon. i will eventually upload photos.
Today we are cruising up the Tuscan coast, past the Cinque Terre, to ooh-la-la Portofino. Cinque Terre is 5 villages on the coast spanning 3,680 hectares, a national park and on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The villages are connected by train track and hiking trail, no formal road system. Most of the villages are perched on cliff terraces created for olive groves and vineyards. Amazing engineering when you consider these towns where established during the 12th century. And much pirate lore across the coast. Yo-ho-ho.
Health Update
From my whinging and whining the Dr. accesses that I have most likely cracked a rib during the worst of my bronchitis. It happened a while ago, and the muscles have just been so swollen around it that I can just now distinguish the rib pain from the muscle pain. It really hurts when I cough, sneeze, laugh, lean over, or sleep on my back. The bronchitis has subsided to a mild chest wheezing.
The skin cancer is still there, I think it is changing color form pink to tan.
Again, it keeps getting better. After a relaxing afternoon wondering around Portovenere, Italy I declared to the captain,"this is the most perfect village I have ever been to and I don’t want to leave”. He assumed I had meet someone and fallen in love, but it is just how great this spot is. A tiny village where the fishing boats pull right up to the buildings and sell fresh fish every morning. Just next to the boat, the Doria cafe opens early for coffee and stays open late for wine and sells gelato and focacia all day- what else could you need in life? a tourist website with good photos: http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/liguria/portovenere.html
If you ever get there i recommend the Hotel Genio, it is part of the castle, has a cute in-house bar that doubles as the reception desk, and sweet cats. http://www.hotelgenioportovenere.com/ in that hotel bar i met two couples that were sailing around the world, the younger couple (maybe 40's?) were from Kansas and the older (70's or more) were from Scotland. the two couples always plan to meet up in random ports, they have been doing it for 10 years.
They are living my dream. i hope to run into them again soon. i will eventually upload photos.
Today we are cruising up the Tuscan coast, past the Cinque Terre, to ooh-la-la Portofino. Cinque Terre is 5 villages on the coast spanning 3,680 hectares, a national park and on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The villages are connected by train track and hiking trail, no formal road system. Most of the villages are perched on cliff terraces created for olive groves and vineyards. Amazing engineering when you consider these towns where established during the 12th century. And much pirate lore across the coast. Yo-ho-ho.
Health Update
From my whinging and whining the Dr. accesses that I have most likely cracked a rib during the worst of my bronchitis. It happened a while ago, and the muscles have just been so swollen around it that I can just now distinguish the rib pain from the muscle pain. It really hurts when I cough, sneeze, laugh, lean over, or sleep on my back. The bronchitis has subsided to a mild chest wheezing.
The skin cancer is still there, I think it is changing color form pink to tan.
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