Even though the trails through Cinque Terre are closed it won’t stop us from seeing all the islands. With this mentality in mind the we all were able to get tickets to go on a boat that would take us along the and have stops at every one of the five towns. After Bridget and I saw a postcard of one of the town beaches we unanimously decided that’s where we had to go. Thus off to the the furthest island from us, Monterosso for the beach. On the roof of the boat it was sweltering when there was no movement it looked as though some people were considering jumping off the boat just to cool off! I was close to it :) Yet when the boat was moving the wind felt so refreshing. The boat ride took us past the towns Vernazza, Cornigira and Manarola. Getting off the boat at Monterosso was quite a process, it seemed like everyone was racing to get off the boat and run into the water. We somehow embedded being the last ones off the boat, but none of that mattered when I saw the beach. Trust me when I say that the postcard didn’t do it justice.
Now this beach had real sand unlike the one from yesterday. We laid out all of our things and then I jumped off into then ocean. Again the water was so nice and warm just like it was yesterday. The girls then swam out to the rocks and went into the caves. After floating around I then sat along the shore with my feet in the water and soaked up the sunshine.
We all met up at a cafe up overlooking the beach and I had the best strawberry granita, a fruit slushie ever! Afterwards made our way back to and had the most beautiful view of all the island! The sun was just beginning to set and it cast an angelic glow up on the vineyards and hills. Turning the lush green into all vibrant shades. To end the day we all had some dinner along with our wifi time at the restaurant and packed up to get ready for our trip to Rome tomorrow!