Today we woke up to SUN! We had 2 days of walking to go but the best trail we wanted to do was Vernazza to Monterosso which is actually technically shut. So we decided to do it anyway as we have seen lots of people walking it! We had heard that it was very treacherous and 2 miles of steep steps but stunning views so we were excited about the views but I was not excited about the stairs after how my back coped slash didnt cope yesterday with all the uphill stair climbing! So I downed a 3 euro 50 red bull, did some stretches in the sun to prepare! And off we went!
It was such a gorgeous day! Perfect temperature and the sun was streaming through! We climbed for a bit and looked down on Vernazza sparking in the sunlight which looked so beautiful! We watched stupid tourists standing on top the rocks getting soaked by waves again even though they were barred off. Not that we could speak as we were hiking past many signs saying 'path closed' 'do not tresspass' 'falling rocks' etc! But there were still quite a few rebels doing it anyway and
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Red bull and stretch session before our big hikeloads of people you wouldn't expect to rebel! So it was perfect, much less crowded than normal and we didnt have to pay! :) We walked uphill for prob about half an hour but it wasn't even bad! Very gradual. As we got to the top point it was just such an incredible view so we sat up there and made a lil picnic with our snacks we had prepared and took loads of pics and just soaked it all in! We got stopped at one point for about 10 mins by some men in hard hats telling us to wait as they were working on reinforcing the cliff to stop rocks from falling. Maybe this was why the trail was closed!!!
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