cinque terre

wow. so cinque terre is beautiful. one of my favorite spots so far. it is five tiny costal towns connected by hiking trails on the north west coast of italy. we are staying in the first town and my favorite one called riomaggiore. the towns are cliffside to the ocean and the water is unbelievable. so glad we chose to stop here. the first day we got here we found a spot on the boulders and went for a swim. today we did four of the five hikes between the towns. the hikes were really scenic but very difficult at times. tomorrow we plan to hang out by the water all day and then we leave early the morning of the 16th for nice. if anyone is in italy anytime soon this place is not to be missed. especially for all of us who love the beach (the "beach" is mostly boulders with very little sand). this will be my last post from italy... i'll talk to you from france.