Today we hiked to monterosso, the 5th town in Cinque Terre. It was definitely more humidity than we are used to so the swim at the beach at the end felt amazing. I bought a bar of soap to wash with but the water was so salty it wouldn't lather! I guess I am being paranoid but I swear I heard someone on the trail say poison something in another language and well, it made me nervous since I am allergic and i wanted to wash it off, if it even existed! So far, so good :). We are enjoying an amazing meal of seafood risotto at the grotto across from our apartment. The food and wine are amazing thus far! Only to get better as we head on south! Tomorrow we leave here to get our car rental and tour Tuscany for 5 days!
Keep your fingers crossed for no poison ivy, oak, sumac…anything!!!