To the Sea

Left Volterra early this a.m. and have finally arrived in Monterosso al Mare. A lot of switchbacks and hairpin turns, getting stuck at the foot of a church in some small town because we could go no further on the narrow streets and voila! we are here. We took a stop en route and went to Pisa which is the most crowded tourist stop we've made. We quickly left there and tried to find Cararra. We found the town but not the marble caves so we had to content ourselves by just seeing the marble peaks of the mountains in the distance and the giant blocks of marble piled up looking like giant white sugar cubes at the marble companies along the autostrada. We are at another Wolf-recommended hotel. Like the others it is lovely and located high on a hill in the town. So before you can get into the limited access city you (I) must hike straight up a hill to the hotel office and get an access card. Going to a Wolf hotel is like taking an intense cardio class. The Mediterranean Sea is at our feet. Nice place!