22, September
Our gelato search has yielded three shops in Vernazza. Sorry, Rick Steves, your top choice came in dead last - nowhere near this group‘s standards! Jim’s “guy” on the harbor has great gelato but very erratic hours - open every day except when he’s not. We’ve come to rely on the shop owned by the Samurai of Vernazza - so named for his Samurai-esque hairstyle. He has delicious gelato and stays open late enough each night for us to get that one last gelato and/or granita before heading to our rooms. And he so nice, well, except for when Jim is walking across his freshly mopped floor! Today, the group decides to divide and conquer. Sheila and Pam stop by the Pirates for pastry and then hit the trail to Corniglia. It’s a beautiful hike along the coast which they cover in about an hour and a half. For the faint of heart, there is a bar located in the middle of nowhere, about halfway through the hike. Bill, Jan, Debi and Jim head out to Bernie’s hometown of Levanto. It has a lovely beach where they collect sea glass. The town is not on any must-see list, so it’s refreshingly free of tourists. The train, unfortunately, is in “retardo” and we have visions on sleeping on park benches here. Finally, the train arrives and the group reconvenes in Vernazza to compare notes on the day.
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