Woke to an overcast potentially rainy day, so we started out to try to find tourist bureau in Levanto. This took us about 1 hour walking around the small town. Virtually round in circles. You would be following the signs and they just stop and the Info centre was nowhere to be found. We did this a couple of times, even with google maps. Once we eventually found it, we were told the tracks we may have walked were closed due to a landslide and the recent weather. Hopefully they will be open for us tomorrow. So we decided to just have a quiet one, or so I thought. We did a walk in the morning from Levanto to Bonassola up the mountain and back down which took about 1hr 15 then back via an old train tunnel which was now walk/cycleway which took about 30mins. There was surf at Levanto today but because of the rain it was uite dirty and messy. At Bonassola it was a lot cleaner but there was a severe shore dump. We had a lovely pannini and focaccia for lunch at Bonerola. Sometimes the most unsuspecting places sell the best food. Simple but very nice and fresh. We then thought we would catch the train from Levanto to the end of the 5 terre walk at Riomaggiore and then maybe do a short walk there or catch the train back to the hotel and do one there. When we got there we had a walk around the town and our daily gelato, the best value for money since we have been in Italy. Rather than the short walk we decided on a hike up the mountain was to be about 2.5hrs up and then 2 hrs back down said the signs. Well we started out on this walk about 4pm and hiked up stairs, up rocky paths and slippery slopes and very steep slippery trails to about 740m. The view on the way up was amazing but by the time we made it to the top it was misty and visibility was very poor. We thought we were walking up to a town called Sella La Croce but it turned out to just be a crossroad, that we reached then walked across at that level for .5km and then headed down again. The hike down was very slippery and steep and very slow going. DB and I both had a couple of slides but luckily not in the spots of sheer cliffs. Overall the walk took us just under 3 hours. Not bad for an easy day. We arrived in the town of Manarola just in time for dinner. We were both sweaty and tired but decided on dinner here before catching the train back to Levanto. A fantastic decision. We had a meaal on par with our first night in Italy at Livorno. Amazing food. Being a seaside town we both went for seafood. Starting with a seafood antipasta plate we shared as an entrée, the DB has Seafood Spaghetti and I had Fettucini with Pistachio, squid and mussels. Then dessert was Chocolate soufflé and Red velvet cheesecake. We finished our dinner at 8.25 and the train was due at 8.32 so decided to make a run for it as the next one wasn’t until 9.30pm. So DB made his way to station to get tickets and Ipaid the bill. I ran all the way and we mad it by about 1 minute but was great to be on our way home at 8.30. We arrived home about 9pm. So much for an easy day, instead I think we wore our legs out for tomorrow’s big walk. Hopefully we survive the 5 terre walk tomorrow.