Cinque Terre or Workout 2.0 June 25

Cinque Terre is a series of 5 villages on the Northwest Italian coast which are linked by sometimes-hikable paths. The coast is so rugged here that the towns cling to the cliffs. The distance is about 7 miles from the northern most Monterosa to Riomaggiore at the southern end.
We took the train to Riomaggiore and were intrigued by the mismash of buildings on the hillside.

And the rugged coast line. 

 Then someone (not me) said "Let's hike to Manarolo", the next town. Everyone agreed, the sign said 1k. So off we go Lou,  Denise and Mary in the lead (me too).

Yes, we saw the hikers ahead of us, but we are active so how hard can it be? 

VERY! 

Looking back at Riomaggiore

 The trail was more rugged than anticipated, Denise doesn't do steep precipices well and Lou was hungry going into it, very bad. So about 2/3 of the way up they turned back. Mary & I continued on.

The view was gorgeous. 

Then we had the downhill into Manarola.

And enjoyed the village. Denise and Lou joined us by taking the train. The trains travel through tunnels between the towns.

Swimming, and diving, are popular activities.

We also took in , by train, the smaller third town of Corniglio and met a Whidby Island, WA, family, small world. Then called it a day.