This Saturday, I decided to go hiking through Cinque Terre with three friends. Sadly, when we arrived we learned that a landslide has caused the path along the shoreline to be completely closed.
This is the closed path :(
The alternative route we took turned out to be even better. Although we had a much more steep and difficult climb, the views were definitely worth it. About a mile in, a dog started following us and stuck around for the next 5 miles, which concerned us a little but he had a collar (his named was Puck) and clearly knew the trail. We eventually ran into someone at the end of our hike who knew him, so we luckily lost the the fear that we had lead a dog miles away from home only to abandon him.
The view from the path we ended up hiking
Immediately after our hike, during which I was a little embarrassed at how much I was sweating, huge snow flakes started pouring down. This was a little difficult to comprehend considering we had felt like we were hiking in sweltering heat a few hours before. As the sun went down the temperature did as well, and by sunset, it was downright cold.
We concluded the evening watching the sun set over the Mediterranean and I had a delicious chestnut pasta with pesto for dinner (apparently chestnut flour is common in Cinque Terre. I'm definitely a fan)
Our train home was delayed an hour, which was not enjoyable considering the train station was completely outdoors, but overall it was a totally fun and pretty exhausting day.
Sometimes, the weather does not really matter, snow or shine, when you're seeing the Mediterranean for the first time.
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