Cinque Terre, Italy
Day five of our trip and we have already done so much! It is about time for some rest and boy did God hear our prayers.
Here is our scene from last night...
Hundreds of people exhausted from a day of hiking between towns. Everyone is sticky and smelly, sitting in a train without any sort of air flow. My head was spinning and I was in daze. Lisa was falling asleep when a lightbulb goes off in her head and she had a brilliant discovery amongst her dreams. We have one more day in the beautiful Riomaggiore! It's a good thing she had a coming to God moment or we would've left early and been in Rome without a place to stay! It's hard to keep track of the date or time of day when you are traveling. And it's always 5 o'clock somewhere which makes everything even better!
With all that being said we are absolutely loving this day as I am writing this to you while laying in a multicolored hammock, listening to guitar music, under a bamboo awning, drinking orange juice, and eating strawberries, above the sea. If that didn't sound incredibly amazing to you, it definitely should! I am in complete awe of the beauty. Praise God for this wonderful place! We are in one of those moments that you cannot capture with a spontaneous picture or the most descriptive words in a dictionary. It is just something you need to remember and be thankful for!
Last thought for the day... It is pretty wonderful how friendly everyone is when you're traveling. You can sit down on the train next to anyone and have a conversation, you could go eat dinner with someone you just introduced yourself to, you can talk about life and drink wine with the group that sits next you at the harbor. I mean heck, you are even living with people you just meet! We are currently staying in a hostel with four other people from other places around the world. It just seems that everyone is so kind, and outgoing, and adventurous! And everybody loves it!!! So why aren't we always like this? I think about Chicago how I sit with a cold shoulder to the person next to me or how I throw in my headphones when I walk down the street. I do not go out of my way to be extra friendly, say hello, or learn anything new about anybody! I wonder what travelers think of that when they come to the states? Life would be so different if everyone acted like we do when we are feeling adventurous and free. I think it would be more fun!
Which actually brings me to one more thought. We had a spectacular night by the harbor with wine, cheese, friends, and a bonfire. What could be better!?
So all in all, if you are reading this, I hope you have a spontaneous, fun, free, beautiful day!
Ciao!
-Heather
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