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- Day 10
- Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:20 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
ItalyResti di Villa Romana e Antiquarium40°39’4” N 14°37’36” E
Our Last Day with this Glorious Group

Last day of walking. We walked through the little town of Scala and arrived at a little church. The owner of 'Walk About Italy' has joined us and treated us to a magical concert with his flute. I have enclosed a short snippet of it but he played for over four minutes. I closed my eyes as the sounds reverberated through our hearts as we all allowed his music to touch us in such a deep way. It was quite the moment!
After that, we hiked a long way overlooking Amalfi until we arrived at the most magnificent waterfalls. It was an arduous hike in some ways and I was grateful for my walking sticks. It must be a very popular path because we passed several groups of hikers! It was a very challenging walk for me because it was very humid and although the air temperature was only 21° ... the sun was hot. It felt more like 27°. I was more red-faced than I have been on any hike yet ... and ... my freshly washed hair was wet up to my ears as sweat collected on my neck. The scenery was so rewarding though ... I remain grateful I persisted through my fatigue!!
We had a lovely lunch! We have not had a bad meal yet. And then, we hiked another 1008 stairs down to the town of Amalfi!! It was so, so, so busy!! We were reminded how fortunate we have been to see so much of the Amalfi Coastline without zigzagging amongst hoards of tourists.
A short ferry ride back took us back to Minori! We hustled off to do our laundry before dinner! Neither of us have ANY clean clothes left. We have perspired through all of them. Although the forecast was for rain this past week, we have been treated to days of sunshine!
We will only have one travel day between our "Amalfi Coast Wonders" tour and "Off the Beaten Path of Cinque Terra." Fortunately, there was a laundromat right by the hotel in Minori. $5 EUR for a wash and $3 for a dry ... and a quick shower in between! We could have used the hotel valet laundry but it would have cost us the same amount to do one shirt!
Everything was going well until the old boy realized his back pack was not in the room. Panic set in when we realized he had forgotten it somewhere. 🥺
We hoped it was NOT left on the ferry ... and ... prayed that it was in laundromat! I was trying to calm myself down with reminders that there is no problem so great that it can't be solved with a pocket full of money. I'm so happy to report it didn't cost us a dime ... he found it right where he set it down in the laundromat! Whew!!!
Our last supper together was enjoyed after another 208 steps up the hill. It was the only disappointing meal we had during our entire tour of Amalfi! Despite a fes raised eyebrows as tasted the first course, we all made the best of it with grace and gratitude because we have eaten so well the whole time! A little less food was not going to hurt anyone!
Our ceramic tiles were presented after dinner! Tears and hugs followed as we anticipated the end of our time together and said goodbye to folks who have now become family!
We have an invitation from one of our new friends to come to Zimbabwe for a vacation!! It's very, very tempting! I've always said I'd love to go back to Africa. Who knows???
For now ... we must prepare for more hiking in Cinque Terra!!
Bye for now,
❤️k&j❤️Read more
TravelerYou should definitely go to Zimbabwe! Absolutely! I’m so sad for this trip to be over, but delighted to tag along on your next trek in Cinqua Terra!! Is it with the same company? Have fun! 😁💕🥰
Lansers on the Loose ...No. We start with a whole new group ... except ... we have one couple from our group before.
Traveler
Beautiful and serene!
Lansers on the Loose ...That it was!