Cinque Terre Day Dos - Hikin'

On our second day in the Cinque Terre we set out to conquer the open trails between Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso.  We wanted to do this hike one way, so we took the train to Corniglia and set out. After climbing up and up out of the town, we were eventually re-warded with great sea views:

After an hour or so, we made it to Vernazza.  It was sort of strange to be back home in the middle of our hike, but the scenic views along the trail above "our" city were pretty neat.

After a quick stop to rest our legs, we carried on to Monterosso which we learned is essentially the beach capital of the Cinque Terre.  We struggled, but eventually managed to secure a Pina Colada and pay the beach guard for some chairs (the beach isn't free?  sorry guard guy).

A ferry boat return and we had a great casual dinner on the breakwater of our home.

On Sunday we were supposed to go to Rome.  But it turns out the train workers union (or somebody?) is having a strike.  We got organized in a line with a lot of other stranded tourists.  This worked out fine for us, we've had a very relaxing day in Vernazza.  While for others ("I have a flight to O'Hare tomorrow") I'd imagine this is a disaster.  Definitely a lot of Italian culture observations in this travel SNAFU, but I'll save that for our Italy notes.