This morning there were people everywhere. There was a wedding yesterday and most of those involved were at breakfast, along with new people for a "Gordon" conference this week. The lobby seemed to be full of people either coming or leaving for most of the day. We have only found two walking tracks here, so today we chose to walk to Barga again and this time use the correct path all the way. It took us an hour each way and we had morning tea at the Alpino in Barga for half an hour. On the way back we met a group of young Americans who were not sure of the way, so we gave them our page of instructions as we were now sure of the way. The houses at Barga have a nice view of the mountains.
This deserted house was labelled unsafe, but it was for sale and would suit a major rebuild in the tradition of "Grand Designs". Its size is massive.
We saw a big contingent of trail bikes in Barga and there were fresh wheel tracks on a narrow section of the path. We met a local man walking with two sticks and pointed out to him that a few metres of the track had been cordoned off with a "Private Property" sign which discouraged us. He laughed and said "Don't worry, this is Italy! This track is very, very old." The track is probably older than the houses that border it.
At Albiano there were thirty or more people at the open air swimming pool relaxing under fixed umbrellas. We were quite hot so we stopped at the Terraces Restaurant nearby and bought an ice cream.
As we arrived back we bumped into Joe and Janet again and they told us they had been advised not to go to the Cinque Terre on a Sunday as it would be crowded. They will drive there tomorrow. We chatted with them for an hour and Joe gave us some tips about glassware on Murano Island in Venice.
This afternoon was spent in our room relaxing, then we took the opportunity to dine in the Resort Restaurant for the last time.
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