Heading Inland

Saturday, 23rd May.

More mountain climbing today as we left La Spezia to head inland.  On the road north, we stopped at a cafe in the small town of Filattiera and when Mike ordered two coffees, in his best Italian, the lady behind the bar said in a London accent, "You can speak to me in English".  She and her husband own and run the bar/cafe...she met her husband on a visit with her parents, who are from the area, and has lived in Italy for 20 years.  She said she has relatives who live in Perth...it's a small world!
On then up the winding mountain road to Passo di Cisa at 1041 metres and into the mist, visibility at 50 metres, to Berceto, a small town about 3 kms down from the pass.  It has been raining on and off since we arrived, mostly mizzly drizzly but we managed to have a brief walk around the town without getting wet.  It's early to bed tonight as we're all rather worn out after our wonderful Cinque Terre experience....it's going to be a cold night but we're hoping for a clear morning so we can have a proper look at the valley below as it appears to be quite lovely.