tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post1579278186087990411..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: A long day at Cinque Terre National ParkKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-3576875821780241982017-03-23T03:34:34.036-04:002017-03-23T03:34:34.036-04:00Yep, it is a shame we didn't get to see those ...Yep, it is a shame we didn't get to see those other two villages but we didn't let it dampen our spirit and we enjoyed our hike, along with the scenery and the exercise. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75876623322152629962017-03-23T03:32:03.986-04:002017-03-23T03:32:03.986-04:00Sounds like you have just about been everywhere in...Sounds like you have just about been everywhere in Italy but I am sure there are still places that you haven't seen yet and probably still more that you don't even know about. You will have a great time but it will probably be pretty busy in Cinque Terre at that time of year.<br /><br />Since being in Italy, we haven't hit any of the big cities. We had our fair share in Spain so we are enjoying the natural side of Italy on this trip. Hopefully we will return and that's when we will see Rome, Venice and Florence.<br /><br />Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-34894153303618220462017-03-23T03:25:06.613-04:002017-03-23T03:25:06.613-04:00I am sure you will have a great time no matter wha...I am sure you will have a great time no matter what time you go, things may just be busier and cost a little more then.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-76804645938123472032017-03-22T20:29:16.166-04:002017-03-22T20:29:16.166-04:00Ah well, life is full of little disappointments an...Ah well, life is full of little disappointments and we just take them in stride, and enjoy the heck out of rest of each day, right? Nice hike, regardless.Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-74992702397427946472017-03-22T14:51:28.934-04:002017-03-22T14:51:28.934-04:00Hi Ruth and Kevin, My husband and I are going to C...Hi Ruth and Kevin, My husband and I are going to Cinque Terre at the end of August. August 26th thru 31st. We can't wait. We are staying in Vernazza. This will be our fifth trip to Italy. Love it there. So far we've been to Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento which includes (Capri, Amalfi, Positano, Pompeii), Tuscany country side and visited 21 towns. This time around, we are flying into Pisa for one night, taking the train to CT, then taking the train to Venice (for our fifth time there). Venice is our favorite place. It's the first place my husband and I went to on our honeymoon. I loved viewing your pictures. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500093298917266957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-12109910195376971852017-03-22T11:14:03.595-04:002017-03-22T11:14:03.595-04:00Thanks, Ruth. Good point about hiking during the w...Thanks, Ruth. Good point about hiking during the week which we most likely would do. Don't have dates in 2019 yet but traditionally we go to Europe early in the month, although next year my conference in Barcelona is actually the 3rd week in June. Go figure! lolTina C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04963260790865922111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-37512751001166088962017-03-22T04:29:25.211-04:002017-03-22T04:29:25.211-04:00Chris, you and Juan need to make plans to come her...Chris, you and Juan need to make plans to come here for a visit. We know you would both love it here.<br /><br />The gelato was delicious, especially after that hike but don't let the Italians hear you call gelato, ice cream! ;-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-39323545028243139132017-03-22T04:27:17.128-04:002017-03-22T04:27:17.128-04:00Glad that we got to meet up again and spend a bit ...Glad that we got to meet up again and spend a bit more time together. You did great on those steep parts, slow and steady. Hope you keep up with the hiking, it gets easier the more that you do and now that you have bought those hiking poles you will need to put them to use. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-51107821433507042612017-03-22T04:25:12.905-04:002017-03-22T04:25:12.905-04:00We were looking forward to taking the ferry and se...We were looking forward to taking the ferry and seeing the villages from the water but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. It would certainly have give a different perspective of the villages plus we would have seen the two most southerly villages that we missed because of the trail being closed. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-30623144686973610942017-03-22T04:22:51.627-04:002017-03-22T04:22:51.627-04:00It is disappointing when the whole trail isn't...It is disappointing when the whole trail isn't fully open, especially that one section that has been closed for several years and still isn't fixed!<br /><br />We will try to visit La Spezia but we only have a few days left. We had wanted to go the other day but it was just too busy with the festival that they had going an we couldn't find any available parking.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-60336379589380968362017-03-22T04:18:13.473-04:002017-03-22T04:18:13.473-04:00Yep, there were a ton of stairs both up and down!
...Yep, there were a ton of stairs both up and down!<br /><br />Italians are well known for their gelato and we are told that the majority of places all hand make it themselves. It is delicious and oh so smooth!<br /><br />Italy is amazing, however we seem to say that about almost all the places that we visit. Highly recommend a visit here, try to give yourselves lots of time, it may not look like a huge country but there is so much to see and do here it would take forever to do it all. Even small little towns have something to offer. We will certainly be coming back here for another visit, after all we haven't even seen Venice, Rome or Florence!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-87458778032190802002017-03-22T04:11:49.337-04:002017-03-22T04:11:49.337-04:00If you slowly work your way up to a longer distanc...If you slowly work your way up to a longer distance you probably could do it. It is a strenuous hike though, especially coming down to the villages or up from the villages. It is also nice that you don't have to do the whole hike if you don't want too, you can take the train in between the villages that you don't want to hike too. If you are planning for June then yes, it will be much busier, you still might be ok if you go on a week day and it is at the being of the month rather than at the end.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-81862740732390216672017-03-22T04:06:47.070-04:002017-03-22T04:06:47.070-04:00You were so lucky to have had the coastal trail op...You were so lucky to have had the coastal trail open the whole distance, we were pretty disappointed that those last to sections were closed. I want to go back and drive to the most southerly town and hike the two inland trails to Corniglia but Kevin isn't sounding very enthusiastic about it as I am, plus the weather isn't looking very promising for the next few days. Kevin has found another coastal hike that he would like us to do though, it is a little further north so hopefully the weather will co-operate because it also sounds like a good one.<br /><br />Surprisingly enough, our legs didn't feel like jello but we were both pretty tired by the time we got back to the car, especially after doing the stairs back up from Monterosso at the end of the day.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-28257146036945850292017-03-22T03:51:08.945-04:002017-03-22T03:51:08.945-04:00Yep, it was pretty disappointing that two sections...Yep, it was pretty disappointing that two sections of the coastal trail are closed and they looked to be nice sections too! :-( Still we enjoyed our time on the trails that we did do and definitely loved that gelato in the Monterosso before we had to make that one last big effort up all the stairs in order to get back to where we had parked the car.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-61935618514411422072017-03-22T03:47:55.128-04:002017-03-22T03:47:55.128-04:0010 miles in a day is pretty good. We look forward ...10 miles in a day is pretty good. We look forward to doing some hiking in Ireland one day. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-33672945571044234972017-03-22T03:46:43.672-04:002017-03-22T03:46:43.672-04:00We loved the scenery and the challenge of the hike...We loved the scenery and the challenge of the hike. Yep, it was pretty funny that we met up with Dwayne and Lyd again.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-15569894453005900172017-03-22T03:45:21.540-04:002017-03-22T03:45:21.540-04:00It is a beautiful village and very picturesque. I ...It is a beautiful village and very picturesque. I wish we could have made it to the last two villages because they are suppose to be gorgeous as well, who knows if the weather is nice, which it isn't suppose to be, in the next couple of days maybe we will drive to the last one and walk the inner trail to between those two towns and the third one. We will see.<br /><br />The trail is a hard one if you have troubles with stairs and steep sections and there is a lot of that on most of the trails. We are really happy that we did it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-58895323748539377242017-03-21T20:49:43.756-04:002017-03-21T20:49:43.756-04:00Very nice hike. Yep, the beauty of nature and bei...Very nice hike. Yep, the beauty of nature and being out doors. Pack your own lunch and drinks, stop and enjoy the views. The ice cream must have been a welcomed treat.living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-3878174730167762582017-03-21T16:38:08.057-04:002017-03-21T16:38:08.057-04:00It was fun meeting up with you guys. Glad we walke...It was fun meeting up with you guys. Glad we walked back with you - half way anyways :) Thanks for coaching me up the steep parts! :) Lyd Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083914033771043852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-16175621351896194192017-03-21T14:36:33.445-04:002017-03-21T14:36:33.445-04:00Too bad the ferries are not in service during low ...Too bad the ferries are not in service during low season, as you would have been able to get photos from the sea of the areas closed off for maintenance and because of the slide and photos of the parallel sea/land coastal areas. The ferries during low season would most likely not be crowded, too. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-57704684635811112202017-03-21T14:34:47.919-04:002017-03-21T14:34:47.919-04:00Wie have done the trail 4 Years ago. In september,...Wie have done the trail 4 Years ago. In september, it was full season, but not so crowdy. <no problems, but we were disappointed about the closed "via d'amore".<br />I can recommend La Spezia!!<br />Greetings Kerstin from germanyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940958244821684069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-68260802474323764182017-03-21T13:45:05.323-04:002017-03-21T13:45:05.323-04:00Looked like a great hike but way too many stairs f...Looked like a great hike but way too many stairs for my poor old knees. Beautiful scenery throughout and lovely pictures. I heard the geleto in Italy is a whole lot better then what we get here will have to try one day! Enjoy the rest of your week so excited for you both. Never considered Italy as a travel destination but will have to reconsider!Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10915098922563865618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-59490054255229684272017-03-21T11:09:31.452-04:002017-03-21T11:09:31.452-04:00Wow, that's too much hiking for me in one day ...Wow, that's too much hiking for me in one day (I'm good for about 6 miles) but glad you made it! Pretty even without the sun. Thanks for sharing...guess we won't try hiking the entire trail when we visit in June 2019. Would probably be costly and way too crowded!!Tina C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04963260790865922111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-18495650149581744092017-03-21T11:04:50.803-04:002017-03-21T11:04:50.803-04:00When we visited we hiked south to north, it was su...When we visited we hiked south to north, it was sunny, and the trail was entirely open, so we made it through all five villages. It was truly spectacular, particularly the first two most southerly stretches/villages. It sounds like aside from experiencing only a portion of the trail, you likely missed two of the most scenic stretches. Still, you now have bragging rights, and given you did the stretch with the most steps not once, but two times, official Cinque Terre jello legs!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-17183583798334668322017-03-21T10:09:50.368-04:002017-03-21T10:09:50.368-04:00When we were there in the month of September almos...When we were there in the month of September almost ten years ago there was one area closed due to a slide. Now there are two... Bummer. We parked at the southern most town, took the boat to the northern most town and walked back, except for the part that was closed, there we took the train for one stop. It was sunny and hot! And the gelato was amazing as well as a well deserved beer at the end... Great photos!Peter Kouwenhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197113786491782884noreply@blogger.com