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Trip Start Sep 08, 2009

Trip End Dec 02, 2009

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Hotel La Vela - In the Castle

Flag of Italy Santa Margherita Ligure, Italian Riviera, Italy
Thursday, October 1, 2009

I have wifi in my room and 100 pictures to upload. Not facetiously 100, actually 100+ photos from my hike yesterday. I don't expect anybody to look through ALL of them but I also knew that if I only uploaded a handful, I would get yelled at for not sharing more. So, 100, here you have'em.

And since I have wifi in my room I will be open for some skype catch up!

But first I am taking a shower. I can not put into words the road I just walked to get to this hotel with my freaking backpack. Up, up, up, up and then to get to the hotel reception at the fancy castle, up a steep, steep, steep, long, long, long driveway. And then up another 3 flights of stairs to my room. You know how you watch basketball players on TV and think, "Surely it is impossible to actually drip sweat from your face like that." Apparently it is possible. U-F-F!

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Cinque Terre from the boat	The crazy lady	Cinque Terre from the boat	Cinque Terre boat ride Comments!
Cinque Terre bar Comments!	Where's Waldo? Comments!	I would like to get married here.	Cinque Terre from the boat
Cinque Terre from the boat	Forest fire damage, but pretty from afar	A Mizzou friend!	Cinque Terre hike Comments!
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Riomaggiore? CHECK!	The rocks fascinate me
Via dell'amore	Cinque Terre hike	Grapes and olives and grapes, oh my!	Notice the rocks, fencing and lover locks.
Manarola? CHECK!	Any Ayn Rand'ers?	More awesome rocks	Cement beach?
My new flag ;)	Ciao Manarola Comments!	Deep sea swimmers	I found him!
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	I think this was my favorite spot of all	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	The Cinque Terre Godettes Tree House!	I still can't believe I crossed this bridge.	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Now THIS is the road less travelled. I didn't go.	Butterfly in the sky...
Check this out	Corniglia? Check! Though not those crazy stairs.	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike
I need me a Mexican beer! And a pizza. :)	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Another question
Perhaps my favorite self-photo of the trip.	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Fire damage
Forest fire damage	Cinque Terre hike	What am I thinking???	Oh. Right, that was worth it.
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	My guideposts	SLATE roofs	Vernazza here I come!
Hmm, a glass roof?	Vernazza? Holy hell, check.	Cinque Terre hike	I am exhausted at this point.
A little stream, I should have taken video.	I would just see these steps and laugh to myself	So clear, I love it.	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	Self timer mishap	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	A little disconcerting	Okay, seriously? Are we there yet?	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	The "path"	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike
THE PICNIC TABLE! HALF WAY! HALLELUJAH!	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike Comments!
Cinque Terre hike	Cinque Terre hike	The moon and the power lines	Cinque Terre hike
Cinque Terre hike	Gotta, gotta get up to get down	I made it! With almost no sunlight to spare!	Monterosso? Cha-check.
Cinque Terre hike	"The ol' boys" Comments!