Portovenere -> La Spezia

Today is supposed to be dry but it turns out that today is the worst of all three days. The sky is grey and does not stop raining the whole day.

We take a ferry from Monterosso to Portovenere, a port city that is supposed filled with romance and poetry. However, with the grey sky, we count ourselves lucky to visit the castle dry.

After wondering around the small town Center, we take a bus to La Spezia. This is the main town before Cinque Terre. David Matthews is right, better staying in one of the villages than in this town which is just another Italian city.

Suffering from the rain, shine, sweat, and cold, I catch a cold and feel so run down in the afternoon. After a 3-hour nap that is filled with shivering and cold sweat, I feel absolutely shit. Time for another long sleep to recover.Read more