11th to 15th October - The Cinque Terra
The kitchen of the apartment we stayed at in Manarola
View from our apartment
We were staying at the very top of the orange house
The vineyards of Manarola. People have been farming these terraces for 1,000 years
Manarola has some incredible deep-water swimming
The Via Dell'Amore, between Manarola and Riomaggiore
The beach at Monterosso
Part of the path between Manarola and Corniglia
The footpath zig-zags up nearly 400 steps to the town of Corniglia
A cat that convinced Gennie to feed part of her lunch to him
View from the hike between Monterosso and Vernazza
Vernazza from the hiking path
Some of the many cats that decorate the Cinque Terra
16th October - Seattle
On our return to Seattle, we found (amongst other things) this message on the whiteboard...
...and this fun present from Beth and JT.