The Gulf of Genoa

Wednesday, 20th May.

Yesterday evening we were visited by a fawn, a very friendly fawn and not the least bit timid...he'd have come into the van if he'd been able to climb the step!
We didn't make it back to our cafe last night but went there instead this morning, before leaving Torriglia.  On our way to the cafe, we called in to the
Information Office to ask about wifi as we hadn't been able to connect to their advertised wifi point...we were told that the connection was broken and the staff very kindly allowed us to use their office computer.  While we were 'computing', the lovely young office assistant took Shirley and Les upstairs to see an exhibition of superb photos of local wildlife...we joined them as soon as we had finished 'computing' and were impressed with both the photos and the young lady.  Four coffees at the busy cafe cost €6 and the atmosphere was so cheerful that we were sorry to leave.
The drive down to the coast was very scenic though tiring for the drivers as the road was steep and winding and our first view of the Mediterranean was at Lavagna, where we stopped a while for lunch and a walk across the road to have a look at the beach.  It was not good beach weather and we weren't tempted to even dip our toes in the water, so continued on to Levanto, for our overnight stop, exploring the town on foot and liking what we saw.