Bad Luck Chuck was all packed up and ready for our trip to Portonovo, a small area south of Ancona on the east coast of Italy.
He also found our stash of homemade granola our friend Shelley made for us.
We had a room with a balcony at a very hotel. Portonovo isn't even a town. There are three hotels, about six restaurants and a convenience store.
Monte Conero was diectly behind the hotel. There was a national park with a huge system of trails on Monte Conero. Unfortunately, there was an impenetrable nature preserve between us and the trails. We had to take a bus around the mountain to access the trails.
A view from the top of Monte Conero. We did find a nice trail and hiked up one afternoon.
Along the trail, we found a bar. Decisions, decisions.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Italy 2010 - Portonovo
We figured we hiked 8-10 miles with a 500 meter elevation gain.
It wasn't exactly white sand beaches. More like white rocks. But we made due.
John bought himself a new swimsuit to fit in with the locals. Who wears short shorts? It would have been fine except he forgot to put sunscreen on the parts that haven't seen the sun in a while. He was a little pink.
You get pretty good at readjusting the rocks for the most comfortable position.
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