Nancy and Mike on the Isle of Tino
This was taken on the last hike of the REI trip. If you look closely at the point of land that's obvious over my left shoulder, you'll see another bit of land that's not as obvious, but represents the far side of the Cinque Terre. Over the course of two days, we hiked from that farthest point, past the more visible one, and on to Portovenere, which isn't visible, but is off to the right of the photo.
Made it to Siena
May 28th 2006 I made a mistake on my last entry, and neglected to publish it. So I could see it, but nobody else could.
Well, Nancy and I thoroughly enjoyed our REI trip, which ended yesterday. Now we've moved on to Siena (or Sienna, in English). We'll be here through Tuesday morning, and then move on to Orvieto.
September is the time of the Palio, the big bare-back horse race around the piazza. But t
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